Table 1.
Demographic data and neuropsychological test data by group
|
Variable or test |
NC (n = 40) |
aMCI (n = 40) |
t/χ2 |
p |
Cohen’s d |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||||
| Age (in years) |
69.95 |
6.63 |
68.78 |
6.04 |
0.83 |
.410 |
0.19 |
| Education (in years) |
8.70 |
3.15 |
8.53 |
3.80 |
0.22 |
.823 |
0.05 |
| Gender |
23 F/17 M |
|
26 F/14 M |
|
0.47 |
.491 |
- |
| MMSE |
27.95 |
1.84 |
25.73 |
2.69 |
4.32 |
<.001 |
0.98 |
| Visual recognition |
14.20 |
1.16 |
10.55 |
1.23 |
13.60 |
<.001 |
3.09 |
| Digit span (forward) |
9.98 |
1.83 |
8.80 |
2.84 |
2.20 |
.031 |
0.50 |
| Digit span (backward) |
5.63 |
2.08 |
4.53 |
1.74 |
2.56 |
.012 |
0.58 |
| Verbal fluency (fa) |
7.40 |
3.32 |
5.90 |
3.15 |
2.07 |
.042 |
0.47 |
| Category fluency (vegetables) |
15.48 |
4.44 |
15.05 |
3.82 |
0.46 |
.647 |
0.11 |
| Block design | 27.85 | 8.10 | 22.58 | 7.89 | 2.95 | .004 | 0.67 |
Notes. F = female, M = male. Score of visual recognition = corrected recognition - incorrect recognition + 8.