Table 2.
Demographic characteristics of sample by ethnicity and Clinical Syndrome
Ethnic group |
Clinical diagnosis |
N (% of Hispanic or White) |
Gender N (%) Female |
Education (years) M (SD) |
Age (years) M (SD) |
MMSE M (SD) |
BRDRS M (SD) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hispanic | Normal | 32 (47.1) | 23 (71.9) | 7.1 (5.2) | 70.7 (6.9) | 27.2 (2.9) | 0.9 (1.7) |
CIND | 19 (27.9) | 8 (42.1) | 6.1 (5.8) | 72.2 (6.8) | 21.7 (5.9) | 1.2 (1.0) | |
Demented | 17 (25.0) | 13 (76.5) | 5.6 (4.4) | 75.4 (5.8) | 16.2 (6.0) | 4.6 (2.7) | |
White | Normal | 30 (34.9) | 20 (66.7) | 14.2 (2.6) | 74.7 (7.5) | 29.2 (1.0) | 0.2 (0.5) |
CIND | 39 (45.3) | 21 (53.8) | 14.5 (3.3) | 76.9 (8.9) | 27.1 (1.9) | 1.4 (1.2) | |
Demented | 17 (19.8) | 7 (41.2) | 14.2 (3.0) | 80.1 (7.3) | 22.7 (3.9) | 3.2 (2.3) | |
Total | 154 | 92 (59.7) | 10.9 (5.7) | 74.8 (7.9) | 25.2 (5.3) | 1.6 (2.0) |
Note. MMSE = Mini-Mental State Examination (Folstein et al., 1975). BRDRS 5 Blessed Roth Dementia Rating Scale (Blessed et al., 1988; Blessed et al., 1968). See text for significant differences. CIND 5 cognitively impaired, not demented.