Table 3

 Outcome measures of the LTIT in Alzheimer’s disease (n = 33) and normal controls (n = 137), compared using Wilcoxon rank sum test

ADNormalCrude p valueAdjusted p values
AgeNVAFVACSFamilSexALL*
Values are mean (SD).
*Adjustment for all covariates together.
AD, Alzheimer’s disease; CS, contrast sensitivity; Famil, familiarity; FVA, far visual acuity; LTIT, landmark and traffic sign identification task; NVA, near visual acuity.
Landmark identification (%)
All28.9 (15.5)45.4 (15.7)<0.00010.0001<0.0001<0.00010.0030<0.0001<0.00010.0320
High saliency only44.9 (22.6)67.9 (20.0)<0.0001<0.0001<0.0001<0.00010.0011<0.0001<0.00010.0071
Traffic sign identification (%)
All44.4 (22.9)72.0 (17.1)<0.0001<0.0001<0.0001<0.0001<0.0001<0.0001<0.0001<0.0001
High saliency only53.8 (26.2)83.9 (17.2)<0.0001<0.0001<0.0001<0.0001<0.0001<0.0001<0.0001<0.0001
Total LTIT identification (%)
All37.4 (13.1)60.0 (13.2)<0.0001<0.0001<0.0001<0.0001<0.0001<0.0001<0.0001<0.0001
High saliency only50.8 (18.6)78.5 (14.7)<0.0001<0.0001<0.0001<0.0001<0.0001<0.0001<0.0001<0.0001
At-fault safety errors
During LTIT1.8 (1.6)0.4 (0.8)<0.0001<0.0001<0.0001<0.0001<0.0001<0.0001<0.0001<0.0001
Baseline5.6 (5.1)1.7 (2.1)<0.0001<0.0001<0.0001<0.0001<0.0001<0.0001<0.0001<0.0001