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An Exploration of Apathy and Impulsivity in Parkinson Disease

Table 3

Comparison of mean (SD) Barratt Impulsiveness Score, and Apathy Evaluation Scale, Clinician Version factors across the three behavioral groups.
PD-ICD ( )PD-Apathy ( )PD-control ( )Test statistic1
Mean (SD)
BIS-11 total and derived factors
Total score66.95 (13.12)57.08 (9.68)54.03 (10.63)ICD versus control:
;
ICD versus apathy:
ICD versus control:
(1) Inattention: BIS-111 items 28, 20, 9, 26, 511.69 (3.07)10.75 (2.59)8.41(3.24)H(2) = 16.94;
Apathy versus control:
; ;
ICD versus control: ;
(2) Impetuosity: BIS-111 items 6, 19, 14, 17, 211.23 (3.25)8.38 (2.39)8.16(3.05)H(2) = 16.63;
ICD versus apathy, ; ;
ICD versus control, ;
(3) Personal security: BIS-111 items 25, 10, 13, 88.60 (3.58)6.25 (2.15)5.65(2.28)H(2) = 16.71;
ICD versus apathy,
;
ICD versus control,
;
(4) Planning: BIS-111 items 7,1,126.49 (2.27)5.50 (2.17)5.27(2.17)H(2) = 5.10;
ICD versus control
;
(5) Future orientation: BIS-111 items 27, 305.54 (1.98)4.88(1.19)4.49(1.48)H(2) = 7.60;
ICD versus control,
;
AES-C total and derived factors
AES-C Total score25.88 (12.43)46.57 (11.90)21.68 (4.78)H(2) = 44.69;
Apathy versus ICD:
;
Apathy versus control:
;
(1) Cognitive-behavioral: AES-C items 1, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, and 1610.83 (5.09)19.00 (6.23)8.76 (1.58)H(2) = 21.49;
Apathy versus ICD:
;
Apathy versus control:
;
(2) Social indifference: AES-C items 12, 13, and 144.43 (2.24)5.73 (2.34)3.50 (1.03)H(2) = 48.96,
Apathy versus ICD:
;
Apathy versus control:
;
ICD versus control:
;
1Kruskall-Wallis with post hoc Mann-Whitney for nonparametric data or ANOVA with post hoc Bonferroni for parametric data.