Table 2.

Point estimates for the Modified Mini-Mental Status Exam (M-MMSE) score and its component items, adults 50 years and older (n =643), rural Guatemala, 2005-2007

	Median	Mean	p	SD	Min	Max
M-MMSE (0–20)			***
Total	14	13.90		3.19	4	20
50–59 years	15	14.76		3.01	4	20
60–69 years	14	13.88		3.30	4	20
≥70 years	12	12.83		2.95	4	19
Orientation
Know residence and day of week (0–4)
Total	4	3.83		0.48	1	4
50–59 years	4	3.86		0.42	2	4
60–69 years	4	3.80		0.57	1	4
≥70 years	4	3.82		0.43	2	4
Registration and recall
Immediate recall of three words (0–3)			***
Total	3	2.89		0.41	0	3
50–59 years	3	2.97		0.17	2	3
60–69 years	3	2.88		0.42	0	3
≥70 years	3	2.79		0.57	0	3
Delayed recall of three words (0–3)			**
Total	2	1.72		1.15	0	3
50–59 years	2	2.08		1.06	0	3
60–69 years	2	1.71		1.16	0	3
≥70 years	1	1.27		1.11	0	3
Attention and calculation
Reverse recall of numbers (0–5)			**
Total	1	1.96		1.89	0	5
50–59 years	1	2.15		1.93	0	5
60–69 years	1	1.99		1.88	0	5
≥70 years	1	1.66		1.81	0	5
Language
Following a three-step command (0–3)			***
Total	3	2.39		0.77	0	3
50–59 years	3	2.55		0.65	0	3
60–69 years	3	2.38		0.77	0	3
≥70 years	2	2.22		0.87	0	3
Copying a drawing (proportion correct)			***
Total	1	0.83		0.37	0	1
50–59 years	1	0.89		0.32	0	1
60–69 years	1	0.83		0.38	0	1
≥70 years	1	0.77		0.42	0	1
Repeating a local proverb (proportion correct)			**
Total	0	0.23		0.42	0	1
50–59 years	0	0.28		0.45	0	1
60–69 years	0	0.24		0.43	0	1
≥70 years	0	0.17		0.38	0	1

^†p < .10

^*p < .05

^**p < .01

^***p < .001

for Cuzick’s non-parametric test for trend.

Source. As for Table 1.