DLB (n=27) | AD (n=28) | VaD (n=25) | Con (n=26) | p Value | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (mean (SD)) | 75.9 (7) | 77.4 (5) | 76.8 (7) | 76.2 (5) | NS |
Sex (M:F) | 19:9 | 10:18 | 15:10 | 14:12 | NS |
Education (years (SD)) | 9.1 (1) | 9.7 (3) | 9.9 (1) | 10.1 (2) | NS |
Length of history (months (SD)) | 38.2 (19) | 42.4 (25) | 39.7 (25) | NS | NS |
MMSE (mean (SD)) | 13.6 (7) | 15.5 (5) | 18.2 (4) | 28.1 (2) | <0.0012-150 |
CAMCOG (mean (SD)) | 46.1 (26) | 55.5 (16) | 62.0 (13) | 97.2 (5) | <0.0012-150 |
MADRS (mean) | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 3.4 | <0.05 |
Delusions (%) | 18 (67) | 11 (39) | 5 (20) | 0 | <0.001 |
Visual hallucinations (%) | 23 (85) | 3 (11) | 3 (12) | 0 | <0.001 |
Auditory hallucinations (%) | 14 (52) | 4 (14) | 0 (0) | 0 | =0.01 |
Con=Controls; DLB=dementia with Lewy bodies; AD=Alzheimer’s disease; VaD=vascular dementia.
↵2-150 post hoc Scheffé test showed significant differences between Con and AD, Con and VaD, Con and DLB (p<0.001), and between VaD and DLB (p<0.05).