Table 1

Group classification, demographic data, and global cognitive functioning of the three outcome groups

Group-negGroup-mixGroup-posF/χ2p Value
N (%)8 (26.67)8 (26.67)14 (46.66)
Number of positive statements1.88±1.255.75±1.678.71±1.8642.971a<0.001
Number of negative statements7.25±1.915.13±2.231.29±1.4929.875a<0.001
Subjective outcome quotient0.26±0.141.23±0.376.45±3.4821.009a<0.001
Age (yr)60.50±7.1958.88±9.3362.93±9.240.577a0.568
Sex (m/f)5/33/510/42.470b0.291
Education (yr)11.75±4.7111.38±4.4411.29±4.200.006b0.997
Disease duration (yr)11.00±4.7814.38±8.1411.14±7.070.672a0.519
Mini mental state exam28.88±0.6429.50±1.0728.36±1.983.178b0.204
DemTect13.38±2.9214.75±3.6515.57±2.411.449a0.252
  • Values are means (±SD) unless stated otherwise. p Values by a ANOVA (F) or b Kruskall–Wallis H-test (χ2).

  • N, number of patients; group-neg, subjective outcome negative; group-mix, subjective outcome mixed; group-pos, subjective outcome positive.