Variables | categories | Verbally agitation | |||||
Total | Verbally aggressive | Verbally non-aggressive | |||||
M ± SD | t or F(p) | M ± SD | t or F(p) | M ± SD | t or F(p) | ||
Age(year) | 60 - 80 | 2.23 ± 1.09 | 0.32 | 1.86 ± 0.98 | 0.38 | 2.59 ± 1.36 | 0.23 |
81 - 90 | 2.13 ± 1.21 | (0.723) | 1.80 ± 1.15 | (0.683) | 2.46 ± 1.43 | (0.789) | |
≥91 | 2.35 ± 1.10 | 2.03 ± 1.11 | 2.67 ± 1.31 | ||||
Gender | Male | 2.13 ± 0.94 | −0.54 | 1.87 ± 0.96 | 0.10 | 2.38 ± 1.07 | −1.11 |
Female | 2.23 ± 1.21 | (0.587) | 1.85 ± 1.12 | (0.918) | 2.61 ± 1.48 | (0.267) | |
Education | None | 2.24 ± 1.15 | 0.10 | 1.88 ± 1.08 | 0.09 | 2.61 ± 1.37 | 0.20 |
ES | 2.16 ± 1.20 | (0.896) | 1.80 ± 1.17 | (0.911) | 2.51 ± 1.42 | (0.817) | |
≥MS | 2.16 ± 1.03 | 1.89 ± 0.91 | 2.43 ± 1.36 | ||||
Spouse | Yes | 2.51 ± 1.40 | 1.92 | 2.21 ± 1.32 | 2.40 | 2.84 ± 1.63 | 1.73 |
No | 2.08 ± 1.00 | (0.059) | 1.71 ± 0.92 | (0.019) | 2.43 ± 1.25 | (0.089) | |
Dementia | AD | 2.12 ± 1.04 | 2.11 | 1.73 ± 0.94 | 4.07 | 2.50 ± 1.28 | 1.76 |
type | VD | 2.59 ± 1.48 | (0.125) | 2.28 ± 1.45 | (0.019) | 2.90 ± 1.75 | (0.175) |
Others | 2.14 ± 1.05 | 2.35 ± 1.02 | 1.92 ± 1.17 | ||||
Total | 1 - 2 | 2.32 ± 1.30 | 1.38 | 1.94 ± 1.20 | 2.33 | 2.71 ± 1.53 | 0.923 |
3 - 5 | 2.03 ± 0.89 | (0.254) | 1.66 ± 0.81 | (0.100) | 2.39 ± 1.16 | (0.399) | |
≥6 | 2.33 ± 1.23 | 2.15 ± 1.23 | 2.51 ± 1.45 | ||||
Total 2 | 0 - 1 | 2.13 ± 1.01 | −0.95 | 1.79 ± 0.98 | −0.87 | 2.46 ± 1.24 | −0.91 |
≥2 | 2.30 ± 1.28 | (0.340) | 1.94 ± 1.18 | (0.385) | 2.65 ± 1.53 | (0.363) | |
Dementia related | Yes | 2.25 ± 1.14 | 0.86 | 1.87 ± 1.05 | 0.30 | 2.62 ± 1.38 | 1.19 |
medication | No | 2.08 ± 1.14 | (0.388) | 1.82 ± 1.14 | (0.763) | 2.34 ± 1.36 | (0.223) |
Antipsychotic | Yes | 2.28 ± 1.18 | 0.84 | 1.92 ± 1.13 | 0.81 | 2.62 ± 1.43 | 0.75 |