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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Jan 9.
Published in final edited form as: J Alzheimers Dis. 2020;78(3):911–917. doi: 10.3233/JAD-200764

Table 1.

Demographics of study participants by FAQ group

Variable FAQ=0 N= 4421 FAQ≥1 N= 973 Total N= 5394 p

Age, years <0.00011
 Mean (SD) 71.9 (9.9) 79.1 (7.8) 73.2 (9.9)
 Median (IQR) 73.0 (64.6, 79.3) 80.7 (74.8, 84.4) 74.2 (66.4, 81.1)
Male sex, N (%) 2201 (49.8) 528 (54.3) 2729 (50.6) 0.01142
Education, yearsa <0.00011
 Mean (SD) 14.4 (2.7) 13.7 (3.0) 14.3 (2.8)
 Median (IQR) 14.0 (12.0, 16.0) 13.0 (12.0, 16.0) 14.0 (12.0, 16.0)
MCI, N (%) 336 (7.6) 342 (35.1) 678 (12.6) <0.00012
Charlson indexb <0.00011
 Mean (SD) 2.9 (2.9) 4.4 (3.5) 3.1 (3.1)
 Median (IQR) 2.0 (1.0, 4.0) 4.0 (2.0, 6.0) 2.0 (1.0, 4.0)
Psychotropic medication, N (%) 735 (16.6) 209 (21.5) 944 (17.5) 0.00032
Hypertension, N (%)c 2850 (64.9) 793 (81.8) 3643 (68.0) <0.00012
Diabetes, N (%)c 723 (16.5) 226 (23.3) 949 (17.7) <0.00012
Dyslipidemia, N (%)c 3501 (79.8) 803 (82.8) 4304 (80.3) 0.03352
Smoking ever, N (%) 2060 (46.6) 467 (48.0) 2527 (46.8) 0.42822
FAQ total score <0.011
 Mean (SD) 0.0 (0.0) 3.1 (3.6) 0.6 (2.0)
 Median (IQR) 0.0 (0.0, 0.0) 2.0 (1.0, 4.0) 0.0 (0.0, 0.0)
Delusions, N (%)d 3 (0.1) 24 (2.6) 27 (0.6) <0.00012
Hallucinations, N (%)d 1 (0.0) 12 (1.3) 13 (0.3) <0.00013
Agitation, N (%)d 76 (1.9) 81 (8.9) 157 (3.2) <0.00012
Depression, N (%)d 374 (9.4) 238 (26.1) 612 (12.5) <0.00012
Anxiety, N (%)d 203 (5.1) 128 (14.0) 331 (6.8) <0.00012
Euphoria, N (%)d 10 (0.3) 19 (2.1) 29 (0.6) <0.00012
Apathy, N (%)d 128 (3.2) 155 (17.0) 283 (5.8) <0.00012
Disinhibition, N (%)d 24 (0.6) 52 (5.7) 76 (1.6) <0.00012
Irritability, N (%)d 259 (6.5) 189 (20.7) 448 (9.1) <0.00012
Motor behavior, N (%)d 19 (0.5) 22 (2.4) 41 (0.8) <0.00012
Nighttime behavior, N (%)e 189 (5.6) 179 (22.4) 368 (8.8) <0.00012
Appetite change, N (%)d 129 (3.2) 112 (12.3) 241 (4.9) <0.00012
BDI-II scoref <0.00011
 Mean (SD) 4.5 (4.6) 6.8 (6.2) 4.9 (5.0)
 Median (IQR) 3.0 (1.0, 7.0) 5.0 (2.0, 9.0) 4.0 (1.0, 7.0)
BDI-II score≥13, N (%)f. 271 (6.2) 144 (15.3) 415 (7.8) <0.00012
BAI scoreg <0.00011
 Mean (SD) 2.7 (4.1) 4.1 (5.4) 3.0 (4.4)
 Median (IQR) 1.0 (0.0, 4.0) 2.0 (0.0, 6.0) 1.0 (0.0, 4.0)
BAI score≥10, N (%)g 272 (6.2) 120 (12.4) 392 (7.3) <0.00012

FAQ, Functional Activities Questionnaire; SD, standard deviation; IQR, interquartile range; BDI-II, Beck Depression Inventory-II; BAI, Beck Anxiety Inventory.

a

Information missing on 5 participants

b

Information missing on 1 participant

c

Information missing on 36 participants

d

Information missing on 491 participants

e

Information missing on 1199 participants

f

Information missing on 102 participants

g

Information missing on 12 participants. p-value based on

1

Kruskal-Wallis test

2

Chi-square test

3

Fisher Exact test.