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Table 3 Odds ratios for occurrence of neuropsychiatric symptoms among borderline/normal compared with low-testosterone groups a

From: Total testosterone and neuropsychiatric symptoms in elderly men with Alzheimer’s disease

NPS

Odds ratio

95% confidence interval

P -value

Hallucinations

13.03

1.588 to 106.954

0.003*

Aberrant motor behavior

2.94

1.191 to 7.841

0.024*

Irritability

2.77

1.148 to 6.681

0.019*

Anxiety

1.24

0.552 to 2.986

0.374

Disinhibition

1.82

0.779 to 4.271

0.119

Delusions

3.87

1.137 to 13.177

0.022*

Agitation

1.83

0.779 to 4.271

0.119

Depression

1.26

0.532 to 2.986

0.380

Apathy

1.17

0.493 to 2.767

0.447

Elation

1.03

0.275 to 3.833

0.616

Appetite

1.52

0.645 to 3.585

0.229

Nighttime

1.16

0.496 to 2.703

0.451

  1. aNPS, Neuropsychiatric symptoms. *Significant at P < 0.05.