Table 2

Correlations of neuropsychiatric inventory (NPI) composite scores, motor, and global cognitive scores in corticobasal degeneration

DepressionApathyIrritabilityAgitationAnxietyDisinhibitionDelusionsAberrant motor behaviourTotal NPIDurationMotor scoreMMSEMDRS
Depression
Apathy−0.05
Irritability0.030.72**
Agitation0.050.100.25
Anxiety0.260.62 0.330.36
Disinhibition−0.230.67* 0.85*** 0.360.42
Delusions0.030.490.58 0.62 0.68** 0.68**
Aberrant motor behaviour0.030.490.58 0.62 0.68** 0.68** 1.0***
Total NPI score0.60 0.58 0.67* 0.310.550.59 0.440.44
Duration0.150.130.310.220.270.53 0.310.310.51
Motor score0.26−0.030.180.170.360.270.310.310.350.69**
MMSE0.010.010.370.25−0.020.480.410.410.290.510.50
MDRS−0.26−0.220.31−0.13−0.300.31−0.120.270.390.78**
Verbal fluency−0.23−0.78 −0.65−0.12−0.58−0.42−0.49−0.49−0.640.120.130.070.55
  • Adjusted α= 0.01 was required for significance. p<0.03;*p⩽0.01; **p⩽0.005; ***p⩽0.001.