Table 2.
Comparison of MMSE subscale among four groups of older elderly men
| HC (n = 33) | CVD (n = 101) | LLD (n = 34) | LLD + CVC (n = 49) | ANOVA ( F , p value) | Post hoc a | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orientation |
7.73 ± 1.13 |
7.84 ± 1.08 |
7.82 ± 0.87 |
7.92 ± 1.10 |
(F = 0.22, p = 0.89) |
- |
| Registration |
2.48 ± 0.57 |
2.59 ± 0.51 |
2.47 ± 0.56 |
2.45 ± 0.54 |
(F = 1.07, p = 0.36) |
- |
| Attention |
3.94 ± 0.61 |
3.90 ± 0.61 |
3.91 ± 0.57 |
3.71 ± 0.71 |
(F = 1.27, p = 0.28) |
- |
| Recall memory |
2.09 ± 0.38 |
1.98 ± 0.55 |
1.94 ± 0.34 |
1.61 ± 0.64 |
(F = 7.26, p < 0.0005) |
HC > LLD + CVC, CVC > LLD + CVC |
| Language |
7.06 ± 0.79 |
6.97 ± 0.69 |
7.24 ± 0.74 |
7.02 ± 0.78 |
(F = 1.13, p = 0.34) |
- |
| Spatial concept | 0.88 ± 0.33 | 0.94 ± 0.24 | 0.91 ± 0.29 | 0.92 ± 0.28 | (F = 0.46, p = 0.71) | - |
Data are presented as means ± SD. HC, healthy controls; CVC, cardiovascular comorbidities; LLD, late-life depression; LLD + CVC, late-life depression with cardiovascular comorbidities. aThe direction of '>’ shows performance from better to worse.