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. 2013 Jul 15;13:86. doi: 10.1186/1471-2377-13-86

Table 2.

Breakdown of International HIV Dementia Scale (IHDS) Scores

  Mean (SD) Range (IQR) N (%)
IHDS total score
9.02 (1.39)
6-12 (8–10)
 
IHDS finger-tapping subscore
3.49 (0.53)
2-4 (3–4)
 
  15 taps in 5 seconds
 
 
202 (51)
  11-14 taps in 5 seconds
 
 
191 (48)
  7-10 taps in 5 seconds
 
 
6 (2)
  3-6 taps in 5 seconds
 
 
 
  0-2 taps in 5 seconds
 
 
 
IHDS alternating hand sequence
2.25 (0.57)
1-4 (2–3)
 
  4 sequences in 10 seconds
 
 
1 (0.25)
  3 sequences in 10 seconds
 
 
125 (31)
  2 sequences in 10 seconds
 
 
246 (62)
  1 sequences in 10 seconds
 
 
27 (7)
  0 sequences in 10 seconds
 
 
 
  Unable to perform
 
 
 
IHDS 4-word recall
3.28 (0.77)
1-4 (3–4)
 
  4 words recalled
 
 
182 (46)
  3 words recalled
 
 
152 (38)
  2 words recalled
 
 
58 (15)
  1 word recalled     7 (2)

Abbreviations: IHDS International HIV Dementia Scale, IQR Interquartile range, SD Standard deviation.