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. 2021 Jan-Mar;15(1):88–97. doi: 10.1590/1980-57642021dn15-010009

Table 5. Scores (mean±standard deviation) on the Neuropsychiatric Inventory, according to clinical group.

Neuropsychiatric Inventory SCD (n=15) MCI (n=45) Dementia (n=31)
Hallucinations 0.0±0.0 0.0±0.0 0.4±1.7
Delusions 0.0±0.0 0.0±0.0 0.4±1.5
Apathy 0.2±0.6 1.2±2.2a 4.3±4.7
Dysphoria 2.5±3.2 2.5±3.55 4.9±3.9
Agitation/aggression 0.1±0.3 0.6±2.1a 3.2±4.3
Anxiety 3.4±4.7 2.8±3.6 5.4±4.7
Disinhibition 0.1±0.3 0.19±0.55 0.4±1.2
Irritability/lability 1.4±2.7 1.7±3.4 3.3±4.6
Aberrant motor activity 0.0±0 0.03±2.15 0.6±2.0
Euphoria 0.0±0 0.03±2.15 0.3±1.5
Appetite and eating abnormalities 0.5±1.7 0.85±2.3a 3.7±4.8
Night-time behavioral disturbances 0.0±0 0.6±2.26 1.3±3.4
Total score 11.1±16.5a 10.2±13.2a 28.4±21.6

MCI: mild cognitive impairment; SCD: subjective cognitive decline;

a

significant difference vs dementia group (p<0.004; Mann-Whitney test).