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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Dec 16.
Published in final edited form as: Appl Nurs Res. 2008 May;21(2):66–74. doi: 10.1016/j.apnr.2006.09.002

Table 3.

Mini-Mental Status by Percent Body Weight Body Composition

N Mean SD F P
% FM
MMSE <19 83 29.25 11.75 4.70 0.01
MMSE 19–23 68 32.88 12.32
MMSE >23 161 34.09 11.42
% FFM
MMSE <19 83 70.75 11.75 4.68 0.01
MMSE 19–23 68 67.12 12.33
MMSE >23 161 65.92 11.43

Note: FM = Fat Mass;

FFM = Fat Free Mass;

MMSE = Mini-Mental Status Exam