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. 2013 Apr 3;8(4):e59946. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0059946

Table 5. Areas under the curve (AUCs) for the Mini-Mental State Examination and Montreal Cognitive State Examination in assessing cognitive deficits at 1 year.

MMSE MoCA
AUC (95% CI) AUC (95% CI) P-value
Cognitive impairment 0.77 (0.66–0.83) 0.92 (0.83–0.97) 0.009**
Executive function and psychomotor speed 0.74 (0.63–0.83) 0.86 (0.77–0.93) 0.044*
Verbal memory 0.86 (0.76–0.93) 0.93 (0.85–0.97) 0.052
Visuospatial memory and skill 0.89 (0.79–0.95) 0.85 (0.76–0.92) 0.539
Attention and working memory 0.65 (0.53–0.75) 0.79 (0.69–0.88) 0.099
Language 0.75 (0.64–0.84) 0.91 (0.82–0.96) 0.018*
*

P<0.05;

**

P<0.01.

AUC: Area under curve.

MMSE: Mini-Mental State Examination.

MoCA: Montreal Cognitive Assessment.