Table 2.
Relationship Status by Diagnostic Group
| bvFTD (n=156) | nfvPPA (n=38) | svPPA (n=72) | CBS (n=49) | PSP-S (n=45) | AD (n=123) | Statistics and P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Currently married, N (%) | 126 (82.35) | 32 (84.21) | 61 (84.72) | 38 (82.61) | 39 (88.64) | 91 (75.83) | χ2(5, N=473)=4.87, p =.43 |
| Current relationship, N (%) | 131 (85.62) | 34 (89.47) | 64 (88.89) | 40 (86.96) | 41 (91.11) | 95 (79.17) | χ2(5, N=474)=6.24, p =.28 |
| Currently widowed, N (%) | 4 (2.56) | 2 (5.26) | 1 (1.39) | 2 (4.08) | 1 (2.22) | 11 (8.94) | χ2(5, N=481)=9.53, p =.09 |
| Number of years in current marriage, Mean (SD) | 28.00 (14.09) | 31.38 (18.55) | 31.17 (15.08) | 33.47 (15.27) | 38.75 (14.08) | 28.78 (14.60) | F(1,5)= .26, p=.94 |
| Number of marriages, Mean (SD) | 1.19 (0.53) | 1.22 (0.71) | 1.18 (0.59) | 1.13 (0.62) | 1.11 (0.39) | 1.08 (0.43) | F(1,5)= 1.03, p=.40 |
| Marriage within 5 years disease onset, N (%) | 5 (3.25) | 1 (2.56) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | χ2(5, N=480)=9.29, p =.10 |
| Separation within 5 years disease onset, N (%) | 9 (5.88) | 0 (0) | 2 (2.78) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.81) | χ2(5, N=480)=12.03, p =.034* |
| Divorce within 5 years disease onset, N (%) | 8 (5.23) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.39) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | χ2(5, N=480)=14.32, p =.014* |
| Separation or divorce within 5 years disease onset, N (%) | 15 (9.80)a | 0 (0) | 3 (4.17) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.81)b | χ2(5, N=480)=22.40, p <.001* |
| Marital infidelity within 5 years disease onset, N (%) | 18 (11.54)a,c | 0 (0) | 0 (0)b | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0)b | χ2(5, N=483)=39.19, p <.001* |
| Estrangement from family, N (%) | 4 (2.56) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.39) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.81) | χ2(5, N=483)=4.08, p =.54 |
All determinations of relationship status incorporate the latest available information for each patient. Chi-square Test (percentages) with post-hoc z-test (Bonferroni corrected) or ANCOVA (means), corrected for age and gender with post-hoc Dunnett’s T3 tests.
*
p <.05
a
p < .05 compared to AD group.
b
p < .05 compared to bvFTD group.
c
p < .05 compared to svPPA group.