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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2025 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Geriatr Soc. 2024 Jan 10;72(3):850–857. doi: 10.1111/jgs.18705

Table 2:

MoCA Mean Comparisons

Variable Sample Size MoCA Mean (SD) F p-value Effect size

Cognitive Status by NPT* 33.9 <.001 0.23
Cognitively Normal/SCC 90 19.9 (4.1)
Mild Cognitive Impairment 133 16.6 (3.7)
Dementia 8 10.6 (3.1)
Race/Ethnicity 3.26 <.001 0.44
Hispanic-only 141 16.9 (4.3)
Non-Hispanic 90 18.8 (4.2)
Primary Language 3.30 0.001 0.44
Spanish 122 16.8 (4.3)
English 107 18.7 (4.1)
MoCA version 3.34 <.001 0.44
Spanish 118 16.7 (4.3)
English 113 18.6 (4.1)      

NPT=neuropsychological testing; SCC=subjective cognitive concerns