Table 2.
Psychiatric symptoms by ethnoracial background
| White n = 1722 | African American n=126 | Hispanic n = 116 | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPI-Q total severity, median (range) | 3(0–28) | 4(0–25) | 5(0–20) | .002 |
| NPI-Q =>4, % | 46 | 50 | 58 | .037 |
| NPI symptom | ||||
| Delusion, % | 18 | 25 | 28 | .016 |
| Hallucination, % | 25 | 29 | 35 | .027 |
| Agitation, % | 31 | 37 | 38 | .111 |
| Depression, % | 44 | 44 | 60 | .006 |
| Anxiety, % | 42 | 33 | 55 | .002 |
| Euphoria, % | 4 | 6 | 6 | .543 |
| Apathy, % | 46 | 44 | 44 | .848 |
| Disinhibition, % | 18 | 18 | 16 | .927 |
| Irritability, % | 39 | 37 | 40 | .866 |
| Motor, % | 19 | 27 | 26 | .035 |
| Sleep, % | 47 | 48 | 51 | .735 |
| Appetite and eating, % | 28 | 33 | 35 | .095 |
| GDS total, median (range) | 3(0–15)a | 2(0–15)a | 4(0–15)b | <0.0001 |
| GDS => 6; % | 21a | 19a | 39b | <0.0001 |
Abbreviation: NPI, Neuropsychiatric Inventory- Questionnaire; GDS, Geriatric Depression Scale.
White NPI-Q total n = 1708; White delusions, hallucination, euphoria n = 1720; White agitation, disinhibition, irritability, appetite n = 1721; White sleep n = 1719; White GDS n = 1548; African American GDS n = 108, Hispanic GDS n = 108
Note: Proportions with different alphabetic superscript are statistically significant using post hoc Bonferroni-correction. Identical alphabetic superscript means they did not significantly differ