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Table 3 Baseline descriptive statistics

From: The effects of bright light treatment on affective symptoms in people with dementia: a 24-week cluster randomized controlled trial

 

Control

(N = 36)

Intervention

(N = 33)

Total

(N = 69)

Gender

 Female

22 (61.1%)

25 (75.8%)

47 (68.1%)

 Male

14 (38.9%)

8 (24.2%)

22 (31.9%)

Age

 Median (Q1, Q3)

82.5 (77.5, 88.0)

86.0 (83.0, 88.0)

85.0 (79.0, 88.0)

FAST

 Missing

1

1

2

 4

1 (2.9%)

2 (6.2%)

3 (4.5%)

 5

1 (2.9%)

2 (6.2%)

3 (4.5%)

 6

24 (68.6%)

25 (78.1%)

49 (73.1%)

 7

9 (25.7%)

3 (9.4%)

12 (17.9%)

Charlson

 Median (Q1, Q3)

1.0 (1.0, 2.0)

2.0 (1.0, 2.0)

1.0 (1.0, 2.0)

MMSE

 Missing

6

3

9

 Median (Q1, Q3)

3.0 (1.0, 6.8)

6.0 (2.0, 10.0)

4.0 (1.0, 9.2)

No. of psychotropic drugs

 Mean (range)

2.91 (1–6)

2.78 (0–5)

2.85 (0–6)

SDI

 Median (Q1, Q3)

3.0 (0.0, 18.0)

3.0 (0.0, 12.5)

3.0 (0.0, 17.5)

WASO

 Median (Q1, Q3)

73.9 (34.8, 106.6)

56.5 (32.9, 85.2)

62.7 (32.9, 95.0)

  1. Q1 25th percentile, Q3 75th percentile, FAST Functional Assessment Staging Test, Charlson Charlson Comorbidity Index, MMSE Mini-Mental State Exam, SDI Sleep Disorder Inventory, WASO Wake After Sleep Onset