Table 1.
Participant Group | Age (years) | Gender | Education (years) | Years Post- Diagnosis | MMSE Score | Word Count |
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Early-onset AD | 45 | Female | 12 | 3 | 7 | 235 |
53 | Male | 11 | 3 | 16 | 314 | |
55 | Female | 12 | 3 | 13 | 390 | |
56 | Female | 16 | 3 | 20 | 465 | |
60 | Female | 13 | 4 | 17 | 305 | |
Early-onset AD Mean (and SD) | 53.80 (5.54) | - | 12.80 (1.92) | 3.20 (0.44) | 14.60 (4.92) | |
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Late-onset AD | 81 | Female | 12 | 3 | 16 | 1090 |
82 | Male | 12 | 5 | 20 | 584 | |
84 | Female | 8 | 1.5 | 20 | 652 | |
86 | Female | 8 | 4 | 18 | 466 | |
89 | Female | 8 | 3 | 18 | 876 | |
91 | Male | 8 | 3.5 | 20 | 935 | |
Late-onset AD Mean (and SD) | 85.50 (3.94) | - | 9.33 (2.07) | 3.33 (1.17) | 18.67 (1.63) | |
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Healthy Control | 46 | Female | 18 | - | - | 362 |
56 | Male | 12 | - | - | 519 | |
61 | Male | 16 | - | - | 431 | |
77 | Male | 16 | - | - | 242 | |
78 | Female | 18 | - | - | 1027 | |
Healthy Control Mean (and SD) | 63.60 (13.79) | - | 16.00 (2.45) | - | - |
Note: MMSE scores range from 0 to 30 with “normal” being 24–30, mild cognitive impairment ranging from 20 to 23, moderate cognitive impairment between 10 and 19 and severe cognitive impairment ranging from 0 to 9.