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. 2021 Sep 30;12:728108. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2021.728108

Table 2.

Mean neuropsychiatric inventory scores reported by caregivers for each symptom.

Characteristics		bvFTD (n = 31)		AD (n = 28)
		Mean	SD	Mean	SD	p-value
Delusions	Baseline	0.84	2.45	0.11	0.57	0.192^a
	1 year	0.97	2.51	0.14	0.76	0.108^a
		1.000^b		1.000^b
Hallucinations	Baseline	1.00	2.61	0.21	1.13	0.105^a
	1 year	1.26	2.74	0.29	1.51	0.032^a
		1.000^b		1.000^b
Agitation	Baseline	6.03	4.61	3.21	4.55	0.031^a
	1 year	6.61	4.43	3.32	4.72	0.009^a
		1.000 ^b		0.789^b
Depression	Baseline	2.90	3.62	2.18	3.57	0.245^a
	1 year	3.29	3.87	2.00	3.33	0.119^a
		0.248^b		1.000^b
Anxiety	Baseline	4.32	4.17	4.00	4.32	0.693^a
	1 year	4.58	4.07	3.68	4.27	0.356^a
		1.000^b		1.000^b
Euphoria	Baseline	2.81	3.99	1.21	2.50	0.148^a
	1 year	2.58	3.82	1.54	2.89	0.322^a
		1.000^b		1.000^b
Apathy	Baseline	6.29	4.41	4.32	4.15	0.103^a
	1 year	6.35	4.32	4.75	4.30	0.187^a
		1.000^b		1.000^b
Disinhibition	Baseline	5.13	4.54	2.18	3.75	0.005^a
	1 year	5.16	4.56	3.04	4.10	0.044^a
		1.000^b		0.109^b
Irritability	Baseline	5.00	4.37	2.89	3.93	0.075^a
	1 year	5.29	4.27	3.04	4.04	0.042^a
		1.000 ^b		0.789^b
Aberrant motor behavior	Baseline	2.94	4.11	1.50	2.56	0.333^a
	1 year	3.26	4.07	2.04	3.28	0.311^a
		1.000^b		0.109^b
Sleep disturbances	Baseline	2.77	3.66	1.29	3.03	0.056^a
	1 year	2.84	3.66	1.93	3.70	0.230 ^a
		1.000^b		1.000^b
Eating disturbances	Baseline	5.45	4.20	2.46	3.49	0.007^a
	1 year	5.71	3.97	2.75	3.92	0.005^a
		1.000^b		1.000^b

^a

Mann-Whitney U Test.

^b

Wilcoxon Matched Pairs Test.