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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Feb 8.
Published in final edited form as: J Prev Alzheimers Dis. 2015 Jun;2(2):91–102. doi: 10.14283/jpad.2015.67

Table 1.

Item contribution to the adapted and composite scales. Max: maximum.

Scale Item Contribution Weight Max Weighted Max
aADAS-cog ADAS-cog Word Recall 20.2% 2.02 10 20.25
ADAS-cog Orientation 13.2% 1.65 8 13.22
ADAS-cog Word Recognition 20.8% 1.74 12 20.82
ADAS-cog Recall Instructions 3.4% 0.68 5 3.38
ADAS-cog Spoken Language 4.9% 0.99 5 4.95
ADAS-cog Word Finding 6.2% 1.24 5 6.20
CogState One-Back Memory 10.4% 6.62 1.571 10.40
NTB VPAL 10.4% 0.19 56 10.40
NTB Category Fluency 10.4% 0.24 44 10.40
Total 100% 100
aADCS-ADL ADCS-ADL Belongings 4.6% 1.54 3 4.62
ADCS-ADL Shopping 7.8% 1.95 4 7.81
ADCS-ADL Hobbies 3.7% 1.24 3 3.72
ADCS-ADL Beverage 6.3% 2.10 3 6.30
ADCS-ADL Meal 8.1% 2.02 4 8.08
ADCS-ADL Current Events 3.8% 1.27 3 3.82
ADCS-ADL TV 4.3% 1.44 3 4.31
ADCS-ADL Keeping Appointments 5.5% 1.83 3 5.50
ADCS-ADL Travel 8.2% 2.05 4 8.20
ADCS-ADL Alone 5.5% 1.82 3 5.45
ADCS-ADL Appliance 7.7% 1.91 4 7.65
ADCS-ADL Clothes 8.1% 2.72 3 8.15
ADCS-ADL Read 3.9% 1.97 2 3.93
ADCS-ADL Telephone 17.0% 3.39 5 16.96
ADCS-ADL Writing 5.5% 1.83 3 5.50
Total 100% 100
Composite ADAS-cog Word Recall 16.6% 1.66 10 16.57
ADAS-cog Orientation 10.8% 1.35 8 10.82
ADAS-cog Word Recognition 17.0% 1.42 12 17.04
ADAS-cog Recall Instructions 2.8% 0.55 5 2.76
ADAS-cog Spoken Language 4.1% 0.81 5 4.05
ADAS-cog Word Finding 5.1% 1.01 5 5.07
CogState One-Back Memory 8.5% 5.42 1.571 8.51
NTB VPAL 8.5% 0.15 56 8.51
NTB Category Fluency 8.5% 0.19 44 8.51
ADCS-ADL Belongings 0.8% 0.28 3 0.84
ADCS-ADL Shopping 1.4% 0.35 4 1.42
ADCS-ADL Hobbies 0.7% 0.23 3 0.68
ADCS-ADL Beverage 1.1% 0.38 3 1.14
ADCS-ADL Meal 1.5% 0.37 4 1.47
ADCS-ADL Current Events 0.7% 0.23 3 0.69
ADCS-ADL TV 0.8% 0.26 3 0.78
ADCS-ADL Keeping Appointments 1.0% 0.33 3 1.00
ADCS-ADL Travel 1.5% 0.37 4 1.49
ADCS-ADL Alone 1.0% 0.33 3 0.99
ADCS-ADL Appliance 1.4% 0.35 4 1.39
ADCS-ADL Clothes 1.5% 0.49 3 1.48
ADCS-ADL Read 0.7% 0.36 2 0.71
ADCS-ADL Telephone 3.1% 0.62 5 3.08
ADCS-ADL Writing 1.0% 0.33 3 1.00
Total 100% 100