Table 3.
Concordance between subjective and objective assessments of AD severity by select symptoms and comorbidities
| Concordant assessments, n (%) | Discordant assessments, n (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| S = O | S < O | S > O | |
| Symptoms | |||
| Wander | 77 (73.3%) | 17 (16.2%) | 11 (10.5%) |
| Aberrant motor | 60 (67.4%) | 12 (13.5%) | 17 (19.1%) |
| Hallucination | 103 (56.0%) | 43 (23.4%) | 38 (20.7%) |
| Apathy | 14 (53.9%) | 6 (23.1%) | 6 (23.1%) |
| Delirium | 148 (51.2%) | 106 (36.7%) | 35 (12.1%) |
| Irritability | 46 (50.6%) | 30 (33.0%) | 15 (16.5%) |
| Disorientation | 71 (47.0%) | 63 (41.7%) | 17 (11.3%) |
| Agitation/aggression | 57 (39.9%) | 66 (46.2%) | 20 (14.0%) |
| Delusion | 26 (20.8%) | 88 (70.4%) | 11 (8.8%) |
| Comorbidities | |||
| Type 1 diabetes | 95 (60.5%) | 42 (26.8%) | 20 (12.7%) |
| Graves’ disease | 57 (58.8%) | 22 (22.7%) | 18 (18.6%) |
| PTSD | 654 (56.0%) | 308 (26.4%) | 205 (17.6%) |
| Anxiety | 1000 (55.1%) | 548 (30.2%) | 268 (14.8%) |
| Sleep disorder | 1352 (55.1%) | 674 (27.5%) | 426 (17.4%) |
| Anemia | 359 (53.2%) | 196 (29.0%) | 120 (17.8%) |
| Rheumatoid disease | 79 (49.7%) | 32 (20.1%) | 48 (30.2%) |
| Bipolar/mania | 573 (49.4%) | 375 (32.4%) | 211 (18.2%) |
| Colitis | 117 (48.8%) | 65 (27.1%) | 58 (24.2%) |
| Eating disorder | 66 (46.5%) | 46 (32.4%) | 30 (21.1%) |
| Thrombocytopenia | 58 (43.9%) | 46 (34.9%) | 28 (21.2%) |
| Schizophrenia | 50 (42.0%) | 36 (30.3%) | 33 (27.7%) |
| Crohn’s disease | 11 (34.4%) | 7 (21.9%) | 14 (43.8%) |
| Celiac disease | 6 (33.3%) | 11 (61.1%) | 1 (5.6%) |
PTSD post-traumatic stress disorder