Table 3.
Comparisons of generalized linear mixed models.
| Outcomes (BPSDa subsyndromes) | Background factors (Model 1) | Background factors + proximal factors (Model 2) | P valueb | ||
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AICc | BICd | AIC | BIC |
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| Psychotic symptoms | 872.94 | 993.98 | 756.84 | 952.81 | <.001 |
| Affective symptoms | 1683.85 | 1804.89 | 1379.99 | 1575.96 | <.001 |
| Hyperactivity symptoms | 1278.41 | 1399.46 | 1064.87 | 1260.84 | <.001 |
| Euphoria or elation | 689.12 | 810.17 | 587.68 | 783.65 | <.001 |
| Aberrant motor behaviors | 525.33 | 646.37 | 442.19 | 638.16 | <.001 |
| Sleep and nighttime behaviors | 1215.43 | 1336.47 | 957.22 | 1153.20 | <.001 |
| Appetite or eating disorders | 882.84 | 1003.88 | 792.87 | 988.84 | <.001 |
aBPSD: behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia.
bP values were calculated by the likelihood ratio test.
cAIC: Akaike information criterion.
dBIC: Bayesian information criterion.