Table 3. Maintenance in the outcome measures at the 6-month follow-up visit.
| Variables | Scores at baseline | Scores at 6-month f/u | Maintenance from baseline to 6-month f/u | p-value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CERAD-K total | 66.7±7.6 | 74.8±8.7 | 8.1±10.4 | 0.004 |
| MMSE | 26.3±2.0 | 28.2±1.9 | 1.9±2.4 | 0.006 |
| Word List delayed recall | 4.4±1.6 | 5.9±1.8 | 1.6±1.8 | 0.003 |
| BNT-15 | 10.6±2.5 | 11.6±2.2 | 1.1±1.4 | 0.005 |
| Constructional Praxis | 6.5±2.3 | 7.2±2.2 | 0.7±2.9 | 0.271 |
| Verbal fluency | 12.9±2.8 | 13.1±3.9 | 0.2±4.4 | 0.726 |
| TMT-B | 184.2±44.4 | 107.8±23.9 | −76.4±42.8 | 0.043 |
| Stroop Test color reading | 29.5±11.5 | 33.8±9.2 | 4.4±11.5 | 0.098 |
| GDS-15 | 7.2±4.3 | 4.7±4.6 | −2.5±4.3 | 0.027 |
f/u: follow-up, CERAD-K: Korean version of the Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer’s Disease Assessment Packet, MMSE: Mini-Mental State Examination, BNT-15: 15-item Boston Naming Test, TMT-B: Trail Making Test Part B, GDS-15: 15-item Geriatric Depression Scale.
*p-values were obtained using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test.