TABLE 1.
Demographics | HC | PSP‐RS | AD continuum | PSP‐non‐RS | P values |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (race: all Asian) | 50 | 46 | 37 | 11 | |
Age (y) | 64.0 ± 11.5 | 71.4 ± 7.5** | 69.1 ± 11.0 | 71.7 ± 6.2 | 0.005 |
Male sex, n (%) | 29 (58) | 28 (61) | 15 (41) | 6 (55) | 0.27 |
Amyloid‐β positive | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | |
Disease duration (y) | 3.4 ± 2.5 | 2.7 ± 2.2 | 3.3 ± 2.0 | 0.2 | |
UPDRS Part III score | 1.4 ± 2.4 (n = 40) | 34.2 ± 14.5****,#### (n = 43) | 2.2 ± 4.4 (n = 29) | 21.5 ± 9.0***,## | <0.0001 |
PSP rating scale | 1.8 ± 2.0 (n = 20) | 40.0 ± 17.4****,## | 4.7 ± 1.0 (n = 6) | 20.6 ± 9.2* | <0.0001 |
MMSE | 29.3 ± 0.9 | 23.8 ± 6.5**** (n = 43) | 21.6 ± 3.5**** (n = 36) | 26.4 ± 3.2*,# | <0.0001 |
MoCA | 27.4 ± 2.1 (n = 15) | 22.6 ± 3.9 (n = 5) | 15.3 ± 4.7**** (n = 7) | 26 a (n = 1) | <0.0001 |
FAB | 16.4 ± 1.3 (n = 48) | 11.6 ± 3.8**** (n = 40) | 12.5 ± 3.4**** (n = 32) | 12.6 ± 3.2*** | <0.0001 |
GDS | 1.6 ± 1.2 (n = 32) | 6.4 ± 4.1**** (n = 39) | 4.3 ± 2.8*** (n = 34) | 5.5 ± 2.0**** | <0.0001 |
Apathy | 9.5 ± 5.4 (n = 38) | 17.9 ± 8.9**** (n = 38) | 14.7 ± 7.4** (n = 35) | 17.6 ± 6.7* | <0.0001 |
CDR | NE | 0.7 ± 0.7# (n = 14) | 0.9 ± 0.5 (n = 36) | 0.5 ± 0.3# (n = 9) | 0.004 |
CDR‐SoB | NE | 4.7 ± 4.6 (n = 14) | 4.1 ± 2.8 (n = 36) | 1.8 ± 1.4# (n = 9) | 0.04 |
****P < 0.0001, ***P <0.001, **P <0.01, *P < 0.05 versus HC post hoc Dunn's test; #### P < 0.0001, ### P < 0.001, ## P < 0.01, # P < 0.05 versus AD continuum post hoc Dunn's test.
Statistics not examined.
HC, healthy control; PSP‐RS, progressive supranuclear palsy–Richardson's syndrome; AD, Alzheimer's disease; PSP‐non‐RS, progressive supranuclear palsy without Richardson's syndrome; UPDRS III, Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale Part III; MMSE, Mini‐Mental State Examination; MoCA, Montreal Cognitive Assessment; FAB, Frontal Assessment Battery; GDS, Geriatric Depression Scale; CDR, Clinical Dementia Rating scale; NE, not examined; CDR‐SoB, Clinical Dementia Rating scale Sum of Boxes.