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. 2016 Jan 8;6:19114. doi: 10.1038/srep19114

Table 5. Standardized total test scores after item selection.

  Test A Test B
Cronbach’s Alpha 0.91 0.90
T-scores*    
Mean [95% Confidence Interval]    
Controls 50.00 [31.49; 68.05] 50.00 [27.50; 72.52]
MCI/Mild Dementia 9.03 [−7.20; −25.26] −6.56 [−34.69; 21.84]
Correlation with MMSE score 0.39 0.52
Spearman’s R (linear regression p-value) (p < 0.001) (p < 0.001)
Correlation with MoCA score 0.52 0.62
Spearman’s R (linear regression p-value) (p < 0.001) (p < 0.001)
Minimal important difference (MID) 40.97 56.82
Smallest real difference (SRD) 37.89 43.04
Difference of MID and SRD (%) 7.5% 23.9%
Area under the ROC curve 0.74 0.75

MCI – mild cognitive impairment; ROC – Receiving operator characteristic; MoCA – Montreal Cognitive Assessment; MMSE – Cognitive Assessment and Mini Mental State Examination.

*Sum of the standardized subtest scores transformed to a T-distribution.