Table 1.
Characteristics of 68 patients with Alzheimer's dementia and 25 elderly subjects without mental illness of the Arganda Senior Residence who were evaluated for their capacity to vote.
| Dementia group | Normal group | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | N | % or range | N | % or range |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 16 | 23.5 | 9 | 36 |
| Female | 52 | 76.5 | 16 | 64 |
| Age | ||||
| 70–79 | 10 | 14.7 | 4 | 16 |
| 80–89 | 35 | 51.5 | 16 | 64 |
| 90–99 | 22 | 32.4 | 5 | 20 |
| Age (M ±SD) | 86.4 ± 7 | 61–99 | 84.5 ± 6.6 | 70–98 |
| MMSE score (M±SD)a | 12.7 ± 6.3 | 0–22 | 26.8 ± 1.6 | 25–29 |
aPossible scoring for MMSE ranges from 0 to 30, with higher score representing greater cognitive capacity.