Table 3.
Patient demographic data, diagnoses, MMSE and Short-IQCODE scores, and records from general internists' files.
| Case | Age | Gender | Education | Diagnosis | MMSE | Short-IQCODE | GIs' file notes |
| 1 | 82 | Female | 0 | Probable AD | 18 | 3.83 | Subjective memory complaint |
| 2 | 88 | Female | 5 | Probable AD | 11 | 4.84 | AD diagnosis |
| 3 | 73 | Female | 0 | Probable AD | 13 | 4.37 | AD diagnosis |
| 4 | 79 | Female | 4 | Probable AD | 17 | 3.9 | Subjective memory complaint and impairment in daily life activities |
| 5 | 70 | Female | 1 | Probable AD | 0 | 5.0 | AD diagnosis |
| 6 | 85 | Female | 4 | AD plus cerebrovascular disease | 18 | 3.96 | Impairment in daily life activities |
| 7 | 70 | Female | 4 | CIND | 23 | 3.76 | Subjective memory complaint |
AD: Alzheimer's disease; CIND: cognitively impaired but not demented; GI: general internist; MMSE: Mini-Mental State Exam; Short-IQCODE: short version of the Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly.