Table 1.
Subject characteristics
Age (y) | 85 ± 6* |
Male/female | 19/17 |
Education (y) | 14.8 |
Mini mental state exam | |
No cognitive impairment (n = 12) | 29.2 ± 1.0a |
Mild cognitive impairment (n = 12) | 27.1 ± 1.9b |
Alzheimer’s disease (n = 12) | 13.3 ± 8.4c |
mean ± SD (n = 36);
Different superscripts denote a statistically significant between groups (p ≤ 0.05; Kruskal-Wallis, followed by Mann-Whitney test).