Table 1.
Demographic and clinical data.
| bvFTD (n = 15) | Controls (n = 19) | T (χ2) | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (SD) | 67.3 (6.65) | 66.6 (6.45) | −0.286 | 0.784 | |
| Sex (M/F) | 9/6 | 10/9 | (0.185) | 0.667 | |
| Symptom onset (SD) | 2.1 (1.04) | ||||
| MMSE (/30) | 26.4 (1.60) | 29.3 (0.59) | 6.75a | <0.001* | |
| RAVLT# | A1-A5 (/75) | 30.6 (9.22) | 50.8 (7.73) | 6.63 | <0.001* |
| % recall | 60.8 (33.65) | 80.1 (18.11) | 1.89a | 0.078 | |
| Reco (/15) | 12.3 (3.38) | 14.1 (1.35) | 1.77a | 0.098 | |
| BNT (/60) | 39.3 (11.72) | 54.7 (2.49) | 4.99a | <0.001* | |
| AVFμ | 15.4 (6.01) | 22.6 (5.91) | 3.25 | 0.003* | |
| TMT | A (s)μ | 69.7 (52.26) | 33.1 (9.74) | −2.40a | 0.034* |
| B (s)£ | 186.8 (149.55) | 84.9 (36.72) | −2.22a | 0.049* | |
| RCPMT (/24)§ | 16.9 (4.30) | 20.7 (2.85) | 3.02 | 0.005* | |
| AAT (/120) | Compreh | 96.0 (10.90) | 109.3 (5.47) | 4.40 | <0.001* |
SD = standard deviation, M/F = ratio males/females; MMSE = Mini Mental State Examination; RAVLT = Rey's Auditory Verbal Learning test; Reco = recognition; BNT = Boston Naming Test; AVF = Animal Verbal Fluency; TMT = Trail Making Test; RCPMT = Raven's Colored Progressive Matrices Test; AAT = Aachen Aphasia Test; Compreh = comprehension; a = Equal variances not assumed; # = N(bvFTD) = 13; μ = N(bvFTD) = 12; £ = N(bvFTD) = 11; § = N(bvFTD) = 14); * = significant group difference (p < .05).