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Table 3 Prevalence of neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) in CAA and NC.

From: Neuropsychiatric symptoms and lifelong mental activities in cerebral amyloid angiopathy – a cross-sectional study

Symptom type

Overall (n = 87)

CAA (n = 69)

NC (n = 18)

p-value

Appetite changes

23 (26.43)

23 (33.33)

0

0.002

Delusions

1 (1.14)

1 (1.44)

0

1.000

Depression

30 (34.48)

30 (43.47)

0

< 0.001

Hallucinations

3 (3.44)

3 (4.34)

0

1.000

Lack of cooperation

14 (16.09)

14 (20.28)

0

0.035

Increased activity

6 (6.89)

6 (8.69)

0

0.336

Pacing

4 (4.59)

4 (5.79)

0

0.575

Tearfulness

9 (10.34)

9 (13.04)

0

0.194

Lack of concentration

45 (51.72)

43 (62.31)

2 (11.11)

< 0.001

  1. Note: Values are n (%). p-values are based on chi-square or Fisher’s exact test (if any cell number was < 5) according to group. Significant p-values are marked bold. CAA: cerebral amyloid angiopathy