Table 4

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

VariableGroup mean (SEM)p Value
Alzheimer's diseaseIschaemic vascular dementia
Apathy1.31 (0.10)2.02 (0.20)0.002
Anhedonia1.09 (0.10)1.71 (0.20)0.005
Decreased affect0.83 (0.08)1.46 (0.18)0.002
Social withdrawal1.28 (0.10)1.93 (0.20)0.003
Decreased energy1.47 (0.10)2.47 (0.21)0.001
Decreased humour0.61 (0.08)1.07 (0.16)0.009
Slowed movement1.06 (0.09)2.26 (0.19)0.001
Slowed thinking1.69 (0.09)2.48 (0.19)0.001
Depressed affect1.03 (0.09)1.15 (0.18)0.53
Agitation1.00 (0.10)1.09 (0.19)0.66
Irritability1.31 (0.10)1.53 (0.20)0.31
Labile affect0.87 (0.10)0.96 (0.20)0.66
Anxious affect1.39 (0.09)1.03 (0.19)0.08
Hyperactivity0.83 (0.09)0.89 (0.19)0.76
Sweet craving1.02 (0.10)1.20 (0.21)0.41
Inappropriate humour0.23 (0.05)0.32 (0.11)0.43