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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord. 2011 Jul-Sep;25(3):220–224. doi: 10.1097/WAD.0b013e31820bd36e

Table 2.

Independent Predictors of MCI or Dementia From the CDR

Odds Ratio (95% CI) p
1. Problem with memory or thinking 36 (6.5 – 199) <0.001
2. If yes, then a consistent problem 3.4 (0.9 – 12) 0.062
3. Subject appears ill to casual observer 16 (1.6 – 166) 0.019
4. Unable to handle complicated financial transactions 30 (1.3 – 682) 0.035
5. Unable to understand situations or explanations 7.8 (0.7 – 87) 0.096

MCI: mild cognitive impairment; CDR: clinical dementia rating scale