Table 4. Mean item scores and 95% confidence intervals for pre-event dementia by diagnosed subtype (Alzheimer’s vs vascular dementia). Rank difference is rank based on mean difference from highest to lowest.

	Alzheimer’s dementia N=17 Mean (95% CI)	Vascular dementia N=16 Mean (95% CI)	p	Mean difference	Rank difference
1: Family	4.44 (4.05-4.83)	4.06 (3.61-4.52)	0.19	0.38	1
2: Recent	4.71 (4.40-5.01)	4.50 (4.22-4.78)	0.30	0.21	7
3: Conversation	4.71 (4.40-5.01)	4.69 (4.37-5.01)	0.93	0.02	16
4: Address	4.12 (3.68-4.56)	4.00 (3.56-4.44)	0.69	0.12	13
5: Day and month	4.41 (4.05-4.78)	4.25 (3.89-4.61)	0.51	0.16	10
6: Things kept	4.31 (3.85-4.78)	4.13 (3.70-4.55)	0.53	0.18	9
7: Different place	4.76 (4.48-5.05)	4.56 (4.23-4.90)	0.34	0.20	8
8: Machines	4.31 (3.89-4.74)	4.19 (3.79-4.59)	0.65	0.12	13
9: Gadget	4.63 (4.24-5.01)	4.69 (4.37-5.01)	0.79	0.06	15
10: New things	4.47 (4.06-4.88)	4.69 (4.37-5.01)	0.37	0.22	6
11: Story	4.29 (3.86-4.73)	4.44 (4.10-4.77)	0.59	0.15	11
12: Decisions	4.38 (3.95-4.80)	4.63 (4.36-4.89)	0.30	0.25	4
13: Money	4.13 (3.65-4.60)	4.50 (4.11-4.89)	0.20	0.37	2
14: Finances	4.44 (4.00-4.87)	4.69 (4.37-5.01)	0.33	0.25	4
15: Arithmetic	4.71 (4.40-5.01)	4.44 (4.16-4.71)	0.25	0.27	3
16: Intelligence	4.59 (4.22-4.95)	4.44 (4.16-4.71)	0.49	0.15	11