Table 2.
Comparisons of baseline characteristics of patients in the two treatment arms
| Score range | Arm 1 | Arm 2 | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 24 | n = 24 | |||
| Age, years | – | 76.3 ± 5.5 | 75 ± 7.2 | 0.475* |
| Education, years | – | 9.3 ± 4.2 | 6 ± 2.9 | 0.003* |
| Sex (% males) | – | 42% | 62% | 0.149# |
| Hypertension | – | 58% | 83% | 0.057# |
| Hypercholesterolemia | – | 87% | 83% | 0.683# |
| Diabetes | – | 21% | 21% | 1.000# |
| Smoking habits | – | 42% | 37% | 0.768# |
| History of stroke | – | 37% | 42% | 0.768# |
| Alcohol consumption | – | 58% | 58% | 1.000# |
| Physical activity | – | 50% | 58% | 0.562# |
| MoCA score | 0–30 | 19.9 ± 3.2 | 18.1 ± 4.6 | 0.121* |
| RAVL score (immediate) | 0–75 | 32.7 ± 7.2 | 35.8 ± 9.4 | 0.214* |
| RAVL score (recall) | 0–15 | 6.3 ± 2.5 | 6.9 ± 3 | 0.415* |
| Symbol Digit Modalities Test score | 0–110 | 35.5 ± 8.3 | 37.3 ± 8.5 | 0.504* |
| Color Word Stroop Test | Time (s) | 41.3 ± 47.1 | 36.5 ± 26.5 | 0.670* |
| Trail Making Test part A | Time (s) | 67.9 ± 61.1 | 58.6 ± 44.9 | 0.571* |
| Trail Making Test part B | Time (s) | 121 ± 54.5 | 113.9 ± 70.8 | 0.835* |
| ADL (preserved items) | 0–6 | 5.7 ± 0.9 | 5.7 ± 0.7 | 0.864* |
| IADL (impaired items) | 0–8 | 3.2 ± 2.9 | 2.8 ± 2.5 | 0.598* |
| DAD score | 0–100 | 84.3 ± 18.4 | 86.5 ± 21.8 | 0.707* |
| CES-D score | 0–60 | 14.7 ± 10.7 | 13.3 ± 10.4 | 0.654* |
| SA-SIP30 score | 0–100 | 32.3 ± 22.8 | 27.2 ± 20.7 | 0.416* |
Bold values denote statistical significance at the p < 0.05 level
ADL Activities of Daily Living, CES-D Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale, DAD Disability Assessment in Dementia, IADL Instrumental Activities of Daily Living, MoCA Montreal Cognitive Assessment, RAVL Rey Auditory-Verbal Learning Test, SA-SIP30 Stroke Adapted-Sickness Impact Profile 30
*Independent sample t tests
#Chi square tests