. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Oct 28.

Published in final edited form as: J Clin Exp Neuropsychol. 2007 Oct;29(7):752–767. doi: 10.1080/13825580601025908

TABLE 1.

Criteria used to classify study participants

	HC	CC	MCI	AD
Abnormal memory performance^a			√	√
Significant memory complaints, corroborated by an informant^b		√	√	√
Preserved general cognitive functioning	√	√	√
Generally normal activities of daily living	√	√	√
No dementia	√	√	√
No depression or other psychiatric disorder	√	√	√	√

Note. HC: healthy control; CC: cognitive complaints; MCI: mild cognitive impairment; AD: Alzheimer’s disease.

Approx. 1.5 SD below the mean established for age- and education-matched controls on standardized tests of episodic memory.

Endorsed at least 20% of possible cognitive complaints across all subjective report inventories or complaints deemed clinically significant by consensus of the research team.