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J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 68:41-46 doi:10.1136/jnnp.68.1.41
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Affective behavioural disturbances in Alzheimer's disease and ischaemic vascular disease

Table 4

Means and p values for Alzheimer's disease-ischaemic vascular dementia comparisons

Variable Group mean (SEM) p Value
Alzheimer's disease Ischaemic vascular dementia
Apathy 1.31 (0.10) 2.02 (0.20) 0.002
Anhedonia 1.09 (0.10) 1.71 (0.20) 0.005
Decreased affect 0.83 (0.08) 1.46 (0.18) 0.002
Social withdrawal 1.28 (0.10) 1.93 (0.20) 0.003
Decreased energy 1.47 (0.10) 2.47 (0.21) 0.001
Decreased humour 0.61 (0.08) 1.07 (0.16) 0.009
Slowed movement 1.06 (0.09) 2.26 (0.19) 0.001
Slowed thinking 1.69 (0.09) 2.48 (0.19) 0.001
Depressed affect 1.03 (0.09) 1.15 (0.18) 0.53
Agitation 1.00 (0.10) 1.09 (0.19) 0.66
Irritability 1.31 (0.10) 1.53 (0.20) 0.31
Labile affect 0.87 (0.10) 0.96 (0.20) 0.66
Anxious affect 1.39 (0.09) 1.03 (0.19) 0.08
Hyperactivity 0.83 (0.09) 0.89 (0.19) 0.76
Sweet craving 1.02 (0.10) 1.20 (0.21) 0.41
Inappropriate humour 0.23 (0.05) 0.32 (0.11) 0.43

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