Table 1 Demographical Characteristics of Alzheimer’s Disease Patients and Vascular-related Variables in Patients With and Without Psychosis.
From: Clinicopathological correlation of psychosis and brain vascular changes in Alzheimer’s disease
Age, mean (S.D.) | Total (n = 145) | AD with Psychosis (n = 50) | AD without Psychosis (n = 95) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
76.2 (7.1) | 75.2 (7.7) | 76.7 (6.8) | 0.335* | |
Male gender, n (%) | 94 (64.8) | 32 (64.0) | 62 (65.3) | 1.000** |
Caucasian race, n (%) | 137 (94.5) | 46 (92.0) | 91 (95.8) | 0.447** |
MMSE, mean (S.D.) | 17.4 (5.2) | 16.8 (5.3) | 17.7 (5.2) | 0.669* |
Education years, mean (S.D.) | 15.6 (3.2) | 16.1 (3.1) | 15.3 (3.3) | 0.131* |
AD onset years, mean (S.D.) | 8.67 (3.7) | 8.78 (3.7) | 8.62 (3.8) | 0.881* |
Psychiatric illness history, (Yes), n (%) | 9 (6.2) | 4 (8.0) | 5 (5.3) | 0.516** |
On active anti-psychotic drugs, (Yes), n (%) | 16 (11.0) | 4 (8.0) | 12 (12.6) | 0.398** |
CDR sum, mean (S.D.) | 12.5 (4.9) | 13 (4.6) | 12.2 (5.0) | 0.560* |
VASC, (Yes), n (%) | 121 (83.4) | 44 (88.0) | 77 (81.1) | 0.404** |
LINF, (Yes), n (%) | 9 (6.2) | 4 (8.0) | 5 (5.3) | 0.496** |
MICRO, (Yes), n (%) | 19 (13.1) | 11 (22.0) | 8 (8.4) | 0.041** |
LAC, (Yes), n (%) | 21 (14.5) | 7 (14.0) | 14 (14.7) | 1.000** |
HEM (Yes), n (%) | 13 (9) | 5 (10.0) | 8 (8.4) | 0.763** |
ART (Yes), n (%) | 32 (22.1) | 12 (24.0) | 20 (21.1) | 0.845** |
NEC (Yes), n (%) | 1 (0.7) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.0) | 1.000** |
SCL (Yes), n (%) | 15 (10.3) | 4 (8.0) | 11 (11.6) | 0.727** |
AVAS (Moderate and Severe), n (%) | 57 (39.3) | 21 (42.0) | 36 (37.9) | 0.762** |
ARTER (Moderate and Severe), n (%) | 55 (37.9) | 28 (56.0) | 27 (28.4) | 0.002** |
AMY (Moderate and Severe), n (%) | 66 (45.5) | 18 (36.0) | 48 (50.5) | 0.135** |
