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Table 1 Comparison of characteristics between the late-life depression group and Alzheimer’s disease group

From: Utility of the Neurobehavioral Cognitive Status Examination (COGNISTAT) in differentiating between depressive states in late-life depression and late-onset Alzheimer’s disease: a preliminary study

 

Late-life depression group (n = 24)

Late-onset AD group (n = 10)

P

Sex (M/F)

6/18

5/5

0.156

Age (years)

72.4 ± 7.1

76.0 ± 5.9

0.171

HAM-D

21.3 ± 7.1

16.1 ± 4.7*

0.043

MMSE

23.4 ± 2.8

21.9 ± 2.8

0.163

  1. Data are shown as mean ± SD
  2. HAM-D the 17-item Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression, MMSE Mini-Mental State Examination, AD Alzheimer’s disease
  3. * p <0.05 by Student’s t-test
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Annals of General Psychiatry

ISSN: 1744-859X