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Table 1 Demographic characteristics and clinical features of overall group (N = 95)

From: The impact of depression on language function in individuals with Alzheimer’s disease: a pre/post-treatment design

 

AD

Elderly without dementia

p value

AD + D (n = 29)

AD − D (n = 36)

LLD (n = 15)

HC (n = 15)

AD + D vs. AD − D

LLD vs. HC

Age (years, mean ± SD)

76.34 ± 6.81

78.86 ± 5.06

70.80 ± 5.56

74.27 ± 5.31

0.505

0.151

Sex (female/male)

24/5

26/10

13/2

13/2

0.316

1.000

Education (years, means ± SD)

3.24 ± 3.74

4.78 ± 4.44

3.27 ± 2.92

13.73 ± 16.46

0.414

0.006

CDR

    

0.281

 

0.5 (n, %)

13 (44.8)

20 (55.6)

–

–

  

1 (n, %)

16 (55.2)

14 (38.9)

–

–

  

2 (n, %)

0

2 (5.6)

–

–

  
  1. All variables were compared by fisher’s exact test
  2. AD + D, Alzheimer’s disease with depression; AD − D, Alzheimer’s disease without depression; LLD, late-life depression; HC, healthy controls; SD, standard deviation; CDR, Clinical Dementia Rating
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Annals of General Psychiatry

ISSN: 1744-859X