Table 2.

Clinical Symptoms of AD-A^a and AD-NA^b groups

	AD-A group (60 cases)	AD-NA group (64 cases)	P value
Global cognitive function
MMSEc [points, median (quartile)]	18.0(10.0 ~ 25.0)	26.0(21.3 ~ 29.0)	0.000*
Memory
AVLTd−Immediate recall [points, median (quartile)]	9.0(6.0 ~ 12.0)	13.0(8.8 ~ 17.0)	0.001*
AVLT-Short-delayed recall [points, median (quartile)]	0(0 ~ 3.0)	2.5(0 ~ 6.5)	0.000*
AVLT-long-delayed recall [points, median (quartile)]	0(0 ~ 3.0)	3.0(0 ~ 6.0)	0.003
Attention
SDMTe [points, median (quartile)]	22.0(12.0 ~ 29.0)	21.0(15.0 ~ 38.0)	0.445
TMTf-A-time consuming [seconds, median (quartile)]	108.0(67.0 ~ 187.5)	75.0(60.0 ~ 122.0)	0.075
Executive function
SCWTg [points, median (quartile)]	46.5(41.5 ~ 49.25)	48.0(42.3 ~ 50.0)	0.265
TMT-B- time consuming [seconds, median (quartile)]	238.0(194.0 ~ 240.0)	222.0(168.5 ~ 240.0)	0.550
Language
AFTh (points, mean ± SD)	11.5(8.3 ~ 14.8)	15.5(12.0 ~ 20.0)	0.000*
Visuospatial function
CFTi-Copy [points, median (quartile)]	22.0(5.0 ~ 32.0)	26.0(10.5 ~ 34.0)	0.427
Neuropsychiatric symptoms
HAMDj [points, median (quartile)]	10.0(3.0 ~ 15.0)	4.0(1.0 ~ 8.0)	0.001*
HAMAk [points, median (quartile)]	6.0(3.0 ~ 12.0)	3.0(0 ~ 6.0)	0.004
CMAIl [points, median (quartile)]	29.0(29.0 ~ 38.0)	29.0(29.0 ~ 29.0)	0.000*
Activities of daily living
BADLm [points, median (quartile)]	6.0(6.0 ~ 10.0)	6.0(6.0 ~ 6.0)	0.001*
IADLo [points, median (quartile)]	11.5(8.0 ~ 25.5)	8.0(8.0 ~ 11.0)	0.000*

*P < 0.002 after Bonferroni correction, ^aAD-A Alzheimer disease with apathy, ^bAD-NA Alzheimer disease with no apathy, ^c Mini-Mental State Examination, ^dAVLT Auditory Verbal Learning Test, ^eSDMT Symbol Digit Modalities Test, ^fTMT Trial Making Test, ^gSCWT Stroop Color Word Test, ^hAFT Animal Fluency Test, ⁱCFT Complex Figure Test, ^jHAMD Hamilton Depression Scale, ^kHAMA Hamilton Anxiety Scale, ^lCMAI Cohen- Mansfield Agitation Inventory, ^mBasic Activity of Daily Living, ^oInstrucmental Activity of Daily Living