Table 2.
Frequency (% diagnostic group) and average severity of self-reported everyday memory complaints stratified by diagnostic group
| Frequency of Rating (% Diagnostic Group) | M | SD | Adj. M | F | df | p | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Much Better (1) | Somewhat Better (2) | About the Same (3) | Somewhat Poorer (4) | Much Poorer (5) | |||||||
| Item 1: Remembering the name of a person just introduced to you. | |||||||||||
| HOA | 2.1 | 7.6 | 53.5 | 34.1 | 2.7 | 3.28 | 0.733 | 3.32 | 1.844 | 6 | 0.089 |
| naMCI | 8.3 | 0.0 | 62.5 | 25.0 | 4.2 | 3.17 | 0.868 | 3.10 | |||
| aMCI-SD | 6.7 | 0.0 | 66.7 | 24.4 | 2.2 | 3.16 | 0.767 | 3.15 | |||
| aMCI-MD | 0.0 | 2.9 | 51.4 | 40.0 | 5.7 | 3.49 | 0.654 | 3.47 | |||
| AD | 5.4 | 6.2 | 52.7 | 31.8 | 3.9 | 3.22 | 0.841 | 3.2 | |||
| DLB | 6.2 | 6.2 | 56.3 | 31.3 | 0.0 | 3.13 | 0.806 | 2.99 | |||
| FTD | 6.7 | 0.0 | 60.0 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 0.775 | 3.14 | |||
| Item 2: Recalling telephone numbers or zip codes that you use on a daily or weekly basis. | |||||||||||
| HOA | 6.0 | 6.5 | 65.9 | 17.8 | 3.8 | 3.07 | 0.794 | 3.11 | 1.679 | 6 | 0.124 |
| naMCI | 4.2 | 0.0 | 87.4 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.04 | 0.624 | 3 | |||
| aMCI-SD | 4.4 | 4.4 | 77.9 | 13.3 | 0.0 | 3.00 | 0.603 | 2.98 | |||
| aMCI-MD | 2.8 | 5.6 | 77.5 | 9.9 | 4.2 | 3.07 | 0.662 | 3.05 | |||
| AD | 7.0 | 7.0 | 68.9 | 15.5 | 1.6 | 2.98 | 0.755 | 2.96 | |||
| DLB | 6.2 | 18.8 | 75.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.69 | 0.602 | 2.58 | |||
| FTD | 6.7 | 26.7 | 53.3 | 13.3 | 0.0 | 2.73 | 0.799 | 2.76 | |||
| Item 3: Recalling where you put objects (such as keys) in your home or office. | |||||||||||
| HOA | 3.8 | 7.0 | 58.4 | 27.6 | 3.2 | 3.19 | 0.770 | 3.22 | 1.016 | 6 | 0.414 |
| naMCI | 4.1 | 0.0 | 66.7 | 29.2 | 0.0 | 3.21 | 0.658 | 3.18 | |||
| aMCI-SD | 2.2 | 8.9 | 68.9 | 17.8 | 2.2 | 3.09 | 0.668 | 3.1 | |||
| aMCI-MD | 0.0 | 10.0 | 52.8 | 32.9 | 4.3 | 3.31 | 0.713 | 3.31 | |||
| AD | 7.8 | 7.8 | 58.8 | 20.9 | 4.7 | 3.07 | 0.886 | 3.06 | |||
| DLB | 6.3 | 6.3 | 62.4 | 18.7 | 6.3 | 3.13 | 0.885 | 3.08 | |||
| FTD | 0.0 | 13.3 | 46.7 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 3.27 | 0.704 | 3.22 | |||
| Item 4: Remembering specific facts from a newspaper or magazine article you just finished reading | |||||||||||
| HOA | 6.4 | 7.6 | 61.1 | 22.7 | 2.2 | 3.06 | 0.805 | 3.12 | 0.765 | 6 | 0.598 |
| naMCI | 4.2 | 0.0 | 83.3 | 12.5 | 0.0 | 3.04 | 0.550 | 2.98 | |||
| aMCI-SD | 6.7 | 6.7 | 62.2 | 24.4 | 0.0 | 3.04 | 0.767 | 3.03 | |||
| aMCI-MD | 2.8 | 11.3 | 49.3 | 32.4 | 4.2 | 3.24 | 0.819 | 3.22 | |||
| AD | 7.0 | 7.8 | 58.1 | 24.8 | 2.3 | 3.08 | 0.835 | 3.04 | |||
| DLB | 6.2 | 12.5 | 56.3 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 3.00 | 0.816 | 2.92 | |||
| FTD | 6.7 | 6.7 | 40.0 | 46.6 | 0.0 | 3.27 | 0.884 | 3.27 | |||
| Item 5: Remembering the item(s) you intend to buy when you arrive at the grocery store or pharmacy. | |||||||||||
| HOA | 3.2 | 7.6 | 56.8 | 28.6 | 3.8 | 3.22 | 0.773 | 3.25 | 1.851 | 6 | 0.088 |
| naMCI | 4.2 | 0.0 | 70.8 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 3.17 | 0.637 | 3.13 | |||
| aMCI-SD | 4.4 | 15.6 | 66.7 | 13.3 | 0.0 | 2.89 | 0.682 | 2.89 | |||
| aMCI-MD | 2.8 | 11.3 | 54.9 | 28.2 | 2.8 | 3.17 | 0.774 | 3.16 | |||
| AD | 7.0 | 6.3 | 60.9 | 21.9 | 3.9 | 3.09 | 0.846 | 3.07 | |||
| DLB | 6.2 | 12.5 | 62.5 | 18.8 | 0.0 | 2.94 | 0.772 | 2.90 | |||
| FTD | 0.0 | 0.0 | 66.7 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 3.33 | 0.488 | 3.30 | |||
| Item 6: In general, how would you describe your memory as compared to how it was in high school? | |||||||||||
| HOA | 3.2 | 8.8 | 29.6 | 52.0 | 6.4 | 3.5 | 0.867 | 3.58 | 2.26 | 6 | 0.038* |
| naMCI | 5.9 | 0.0 | 52.9 | 35.3 | 5.9 | 3.35 | 0.862 | 3.22 | |||
| aMCI-SD | 8.0 | 8.0 | 28.0 | 56.0 | 0.0 | 3.32 | 0.945 | 3.29 | |||
| aMCI-MD | 0.0 | 12.5 | 25.0 | 56.3 | 6.2 | 3.56 | 0.796 | 3.52 | |||
| AD | 3.1 | 14.1 | 40.6 | 40.6 | 1.6 | 3.23 | 0.831 | 3.19 | |||
| DLB | 11.1 | 22.2 | 22.2 | 33.4 | 11.1 | 3.11 | 1.269 | 2.86 | |||
| FTD | 0.0 | 0.0 | 40.0 | 6.00 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 0.548 | 3.55 | |||
HOA, healthy older adults (cognitively intact); naMCI, non-amnestic mild cognitive impairment (MCI); aMCI-SD, amnestic MCI, single domain; aMCI-MD, amnestic MCI, multiple domain; AD, Alzheimer’s disease; DLB, dementia with Lewy bodies; FTD, frontotemporal dementia. Adjusted mean refers to estimated means adjusted for covariates of age, education, and depression score.
*
significant at p < 0.05.