Demographic and neuropsychiatric measures
| Patients on CEIs | Patients who never used CEIs | χ2/t test | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Values in parentheses are SD unless otherwise stated. | ||||
| MMSE, mini mental state examination; MDRS, Mattis dementia rating scale; CDR, clinical dementia rating; BDRS for ADLs, Blessed dementia rating scale for activities of daily living; HRS, Hachinski rating scale; HDRS, Hamilton depression rating scale; NYU, New York University scale for parkinsonism. | ||||
| Number of patients: | 135 | 135 | ||
| Overall follow up (months) | 34.6 (21.3) | 39.0 (21.1) | 1.93 | 0.05 |
| (range) | (9–101) | (9–97) | ||
| Male/female | 46/95 | 51/90 | 0.39 | 0.61 |
| Education (y) | 12.8 (3.1) | 12.3 (3.2) | 1.60 | 0.10 |
| Age | 72.7 (7.2) | 72.8 (8.4) | 0.28 | 0.92 |
| Duration of symptoms (y) | 4.5 (2.6) | 4.1 (2.4) | −1.56 | 0.11 |
| MMSE | 18.7 (7.2) | 18.8 (7.3) | 0.13 | 0.89 |
| MDRS | 115.0 (16.9) | 110.3 (18.9) | −2.17 | 0.04 |
| CDR | 1.25 (0.54) | 1.25 (0.53) | −0.08 | 0.95 |
| BDRS for ADLs | 4.9 (3.2) | 5.9 (3.2) | 2.22 | 0.02 |
| HDRS | 6.0 (4.1) | 6.4 (1.9) | 0.90 | 0.36 |
| HRS | 2.5 (1.9) | 2.5 (2.1) | −0.30 | 0.76 |
| NYU scale | 9.7 (12.0) | 11.3 (12.0) | 1.09 | 0.27 |