Table 1.
Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly items and its relationship to cognitive decline
| IQCODE item | Combined frequency of response (worsened) | Chi-square for IQCODE score ≥3.16
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % of positive responses
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Relative risk | P-value | |||
| <3.16 | ≥3.16 | ||||
| 4. Remembering things that have happened recently | 22.2% | 7.1% | 75% | 10.5 | 0.019 |
| 6. Forgetting what he/she wanted to say in the middle of a conversation | 27.8% | 14.3% | 75% | 5.2 | 0.044 |
| 11. Adjusting to any change in his/her day-to-day routine | 27.8% | 14.3% | 75% | 5.2 | 0.044 |
| 14. Learning new things in general | 27.8% | 14.3% | 75% | 5.2 | 0.044 |
| 22. Making decisions on everyday matters | 33.3% | 14.3% | 100% | 6.9 | 0.005 |
Note: We have listed only the IQCODE items for which there was a statistically significant correlation with cognitive decline.
Abbreviation: IQCODE, Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly.