Table 2: Gender differences of ADAS-cog scores in AD patients.
ADAS-cog scores | Male Group (n = 27) | Female Group (n = 49) | t | p |
Word recall | 10.18 ± 4.05 | 8.62 ± 1.53 | 1.585 | 0.124 |
Naming objects | 2.64 ± 1.75 | 1.48 ± 1.17 | 1.982 | 0.066 |
Commands | 3.36 ± 1.36 | 2.43 ± 1.17 | 2.036 | 0.051 |
Constructional praxis | 2.45 ± 1.57 | 1.90 ± 1.48 | 0.977 | 0.336 |
Ideational praxis | 2.91 ± 1.64 | 1.76 ± 1.00 | 2.124 | 0.052 |
Orientation | 5.30 ± 2.45 | 5.10 ± 2.05 | 0.244 | 0.809 |
Word recognition | 10.36 ± 2.50 | 9.06 ± 3.18 | 1.178 | 0.248 |
Remembering instruction | 4.09 ± 1.04 | 3.65 ± 1.39 | 0.918 | 0.366 |
Spoken language | 2.64 ± 1.96 | 1.24 ± 1.22 | 2.154 | 0.049* |
Word finding | 2.45 ± 2.07 | 1.33 ± 1.20 | 1.659 | 0.12 |
Comprehension | 2.27 ± 1.56 | 1.71 ± 1.23 | 1.114 | 0.274 |
Attention | 2.64 ± 2.01 | 1.14 ± 1.24 | 2.248 | 0.041* |
ADAS-cog total | 50.36 ± 17.00 | 36.87 ± 14.46 | 2.361 | 0.025* |
Notes: *p-value indicates significant within the two study groups (Independent-samples t- test); p < 0.05; Abbreviation: ADAS-cog: Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale-Cognitive Subscale.