Cognition, Behavior, and Respiratory Function in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Table 3

Mood and behavioral tendencies by respiratory group.

Measure	Intact respiration	Impaired respiration	P value
Mood
BDI-II (0-63)	12.2 (6.31)	11.2 (5.32)	0.65
BAI (0-63)	10.9 (6.56)	13.4 (11.8)	0.54
FRSBE-family: before ALS
Apathy	22.7 (5.81)	21.9 (6.01)	0.71
Disinhibition	21.2 (5.29)	20.4 (6.52)	0.70
Executive dysfunction	28.0 (4.49)	28.2 (9.53)	0.96
Total score	71.9 (12.2)	70.4 (20.1)	0.81
FRSBE-family: current status
Apathy	31.4 (8.48)	31.8 (13.5)	0.92
Disinhibition	23.0 (7.53)	24.4 (8.49)	0.64
Executive dysfunction	33.9 (13.9)	32.1 (12.1)	0.70
Total score	89.1 (27.6)	88.3 (32.3)	0.95

Note: mean (SD) is given for each variable. Abbreviations are as follows: BDI-II: Beck Depression Inventory-Second Edition; BAI: Beck anxiety inventory; FRSBE-family: frontal systems behavior scale-family-rating form.