Table 2 Demographic characteristics and test scores of neuropathologically diagnosed patients with and without dementia with Lewy bodies
CharacteristicDLB (n = 8)Non-DLB (n = 12)
Sex ratio (M:F)3:53:9
Age at onset of dementia (y)73.3 (9)73.2 (10)
Age at time of FP-CIT (y)76.5 (9)77.8 (9)
Time from scan to death (months)34 (22)34 (26)
Years of education9.5 (1.4)10.4 (1.9)
H&Y stage1.9 (1.5)1.4 (1.5)
UPDRS score18.1 (13.8)13.0 (12.7)
MMSE17 (5.6)16.6 (8.8)
CAMCOG60 (21)41 (27)
CAPE9.4 (7)12.3 (9)
GDS3.9 (3)3.3 (2)
CDR1.4 (0.9)1.7 (0.9)
Behave-AD10.3 (7)10.3 (8)
  • Behave-AD, behavioural pathology in Alzheimer’s disease; CAMCOG, Cambridge Cognitive Examination; CAPE, Clifton Assessment Procedure for the Elderly; CDR, Clinical Dementia Rating; DLB, dementia with Lewy bodies; GDS, Geriatric Depression Scale; H&Y stage, Hoehn and Yahr stage; MMSE, Mini-Mental State Examination; UPDRS, Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale (motor section).

  • Values are mean (SD).

  • There were no significant differences between the DLB and non-DLB groups.