Table 2.
Neuropsychiatric Inventory Domain and Total Scores: Alzheimer Disease (AD), Behavioral Variant Frontotemporal Dementia (bvFTD), and Healthy Controls (HC).a,b
| NPI Item | AD | bvFTD | t Test | P Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delusions | 0 | 1.88 (4.224) | 1.169 | ns |
| Hallucinations | 0 | 1.13 (2.80) | 1.058 | ns |
| Agitation/aggression | 0 | 3.25 (3.576) | 2.393 | <.05 |
| Dysphoria/depression | 2.57 (2.57) | 0.38 (1.061) | −2.22 | <.05 |
| Anxiety | 2.14 (3.76) | 2.13 (3.944) | −0.009 | ns |
| Elation/euphoria | 0 | 1.75 (3.284) | 1.403 | ns |
| Apathy/indifference | 1.43 (3.36) | 6.66 (4.307) | 2.575 | <.05 |
| Disinhibition | 0 | 6.50 (4.84) | 3.536 | <.01 |
| Irritability | 0.43 (1.134) | 1.88 (2.295) | 1.509 | ns |
| Aberrant motor | 1.29 (2.984) | 6.50 (4.751) | 2.498 | <.05 |
| Sleep/nighttime | 2.15 (3.40) | 3.38 (4.926) | 0.491 | ns |
| Appetite/eating | 1.14 (3.02) | 8.75 (4.268) | 3.924 | <.01 |
| Total | 11.14 (11.99) | 44.19 (27.43) | 3.64 | .0017 |
Abbreviation: ns, nonsignificant.
a
Means and standard deviations for frequency × severity scores.
b
Normal responses are “0” or absent the neuropsychiatry symptom(s).