Research Article
Driving Competence in Mild Dementia with Lewy Bodies: In Search of Cognitive Predictors Using Driving Simulation
Table 1
Differences in simulated driving performance between participants with Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB) and controls.
| Variable classification | Variable | DLB group | Control group | df | | | Mean DLB | SD DLB | Mean Ctrls | SD Ctrls |
| Intersection behaviour | Total number of traffic light tickets | 2.47 | .52 | 0.43 | 0.60 | 1, 34 | 113.62 | <.001 |
| Speed | Number of speed exceedances | 17.00 | 5.64 | 12.24 | 4.74 | 1, 34 | 7.53 | .01 | Over the speed limit percent of time | 23.78 | 16.53 | 12.95 | 8.04 | 1, 34 | 6.82 | .01 |
| Lateral control | Total number of centerline crossings | 9.67 | 4.34 | 2.62 | 3.34 | 1, 34 | 30.39 | <.001 | Total number of road edge excursions | 17.80 | 10.43 | 7.52 | 9.76 | 1, 34 | 9.17 | .01 | Out of lane percent of time | 12.65 | 12.59 | 3.46 | 5.40 | 1, 34 | 9.01 | .01 |
| Crash | Total number of crashes | 3.27 | 1.75 | 1.05 | 1.24 | 1, 34 | 19.83 | <.001 |
| Composite indicators | Rater score | 284.17 | 80.00 | 107.74 | 59.64 | 1, 34 | 57.61 | <.001 | Simulator errors | 57.07 | 18.03 | 27.86 | 16.18 | 1, 34 | 25.95 | <.001 |
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