Table 2.
Correlation of AES apathy scores with clinical variables across all participants
AES | Total | Cognitive | Behavioral | Emotional | ||||
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ρ | p | ρ | p | ρ | p | ρ | p | |
Age | 0.19 | 0.213 | 0.13 | 0.400 | 0.28 | 0.065 | 0.15 | 0.335 |
Sex | 0.14 | 0.376 | 0.07 | 0.667 | 0.12 | 0.125 | 0.16 | 0.307 |
Education | −0.08 | 0.613 | −0.11 | 0.489 | −0.007 | 0.962 | 0.02 | 0.868 |
MMSE | −0.36 | 0.016* | −0.27 | 0.072 | −0.39 | 0.007* | −0.09 | 0.556 |
BDI-II | 0.68 | <0.001* | 0.70 | <0.001* | 0.66 | <0.001* | 0.48 | <0.001* |
Note: ρ= Spearman’s rho,
p<0.05.
MMSE: Mini mental state examination, BDI: Beck Depression Inventory, AES: Apathy Evaluation Scale