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A total of 368 home-dwelling individuals with mild cognitive impairment or mild to moderate dementia were included. BPSD were assessed at baseline and after 12 months using the Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI). Sex differences over time were examined using a mixed ANOVA, with age, educational level, and dementia severity included as covariates.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Overall, NPI scores showed a descriptive increase over the 12-month follow-up period. Men showed higher mean NPI scores than women at both measurement points. In unadjusted analyses, a significant main effect of time and a between-subjects effect of sex were observed. However, no significant interaction between sex and time was found. After adjusting for age, education, and dementia severity, neither time effects nor sex differences remained statistically significant.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The findings suggest that sex differences in BPSD among home-dwelling individuals with dementia are not explained by sex alone. BPSD may be largely influenced by underlying demographic and clinical factors such as age, educational level, and dementia severity. 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