bvFTD | SD | AD | Control | Kruskal-Wallis H value | Post hoc | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Blood pressure | 7.1±5.9 | 9.7±8.4 | 3.2±3.6 | 2.1±2.5 | 25.0 | bvFTD>C; SD>AD, C |
Gastrointestinal | 5.9±7.8 | 7.1±8.5 | 2.0±2.3 | 1.2±1.6 | 12.8 | bvFTD>C; SD>C |
Thermoregulation/sweating | 9.5±9.2 | 5.1±5.4 | 4.3±3.1 | 2.4±2.3 | 14.0 | bvFTD>C, AD |
Urinary symptoms | 11.0±9.5 | 6.0±4.5 | 4.9±5.4 | 3.7±3.1 | 12.8 | bvFTD>C, AD; SD>C |
Sleep symptoms | 8.5±6.2 | 5.6±5.2 | 4.2±5.3 | 1.8±2.1 | 30.7 | bvFTD>C, AD; SD>C |
High scores denote increased abnormal features. For the ASQ, the overall score reflect the combination of frequency and severity of each relevant feature investigated by the questionnaire.
AD, Alzheimer's disease; ASQ, Autonomic Symptoms Questionnaire; bvFTD, behavioural-variant frontotemporal dementia; SD, semantic dementia.