Different Apathy Profile in Behavioral Variant of Frontotemporal Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease: A Preliminary Investigation

Table 3

Phenomenological features of apathy among FTD and AD subjects. Statistically significant differences are indicated in bold.

	bvFTD (𝑁=28)		AD (𝑁=20)
	𝑁	%	𝑁	%	𝜒^2	𝑝
(1) Does the patient seem less spontaneous and less active than usual?	4	14.3	4	20.0	0.017	0.896
(2) Is the patient less likely to initiate a conversation?	21	75.0	8	40.0	4.602	0.032
(3) Is the patient less affectionate or lacking in emotions when  compared to his/her usual self?	19	67.9	5	25.0	6.943	0.008
(4) Does the patient contribute less to household chores?	17	60.7	11	55.0	0.010	0.921
(5) Does the patient seem less interested in the activities and plans of  others?	19	67.9	12	60.0	0.065	0.799
(6) Has the patient lost interest in friends and family members?	20	71.4	7	35.0	4.898	0.027
(7) Is the patient less enthusiastic about his/her usual interests?	20	71.4	11	55.0	0.752	0.241
(8) Does the patient show any other signs that he/she does not care  about doing new things?	15	53.6	6	30.0	1.763	0.184