Table 1.

Group comparisons on competence variables. Values are mean (SD) score unless stated otherwise

Variable	Patients living in community (n=50)	Patients with dementia (n=50)	P value
Age	74.9 (6.2)	79.8 (6.7)	—
No (%) male	21 (42)	22 (44)	—
Mini-mental state examination score	27.4 (2.6)	15.5 (6.1)	—
Vignette 1	7.7 (2.2)	2.9 (3.1)	<0.0001
Vignette 2	7.8 (2.3)	2.9 (3.5)	<0.0001
Vignette 3	7.9 (2.2)	2.6 (3.2)	<0.0001
Average vignette*	7.8 (2.1)	2.8 (3.1)	<0.0001
Silberfeld score†	6.4 (1.9)	2.7 (2.8)	<0.0001

^*10 point score. 

^†9 point score.