Table 1 Patient characteristics
Intervention group (n = 35) | Control group (n = 35) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | Mean | SD | Min | Max | n | Mean | SD | Min | Max | p | |
Age | 80 | 7 | 67 | 91 | 80 | 7 | 68 | 92 | 0.50 | ||
Female (%) | 16 (46) | 17 (49) | 0.81 | ||||||||
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 35 | 25.4 | 4 | 19 | 32 | 35 | 25.6 | 3.9 | 18 | 32 | 0.99 |
ICD-10 dementia diagnosis | |||||||||||
Alzheimer's disease (F00), n (%) | 8 (23) | 18 (51) | 0.05 | ||||||||
Vascular dementia (F01), n (%) | 6 (17) | 3 (9) | 0.28 | ||||||||
Mixed type (F02 + F03), n (%) | 19 (54) | 13 (37) | 0.15 | ||||||||
Dementia in Parkinson's disease (F02.3), n (%) | 2 (6) | 0 | 0.15 | ||||||||
Lewy-body dementia (G31.8), n (%) | 0 | 1 (3) | 0.31 | ||||||||
Mini Mental Status Examination (points/30) | 35 | 18.4 | 4.8 | 7 | 26 | 35 | 18.3 | 4.7 | 8 | 26 | 0.92 |
Demtect (points/18) | 27 | 5.2 | 3.2 | 0 | 14 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0.48 |
Clock Drawing Test (points/6) | 33 | 4.2 | 1.6 | 1 | 6 | 30 | 4.7 | 1.7 | 1 | 6 | 0.09 |
Cognitive reserve (years of education) | 35 | 12 | 1.7 | 8 | 18 | 34 | 13 | 3.5 | 7 | 18 | 0.93 |
Bayer Activities of Daily Living (points/10) | 35 | 8.2 | 1 | 4.4 | 9.5 | 35 | 7.8 | 1.3 | 4.9 | 9.4 | 0.41 |
Timed Up and Go test (s) | 35 | 13.7 | 4.9 | 7.3 | 27 | 35 | 13.1 | 2.8 | 8.2 | 18.8 | 0.31 |
10 Meter Gait Speed (m/s) | 35 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 35 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 0.40 |