Table 1.
Characteristics.
| Nondementia | Dementia (n = 47) N (%) |
Differences between groups | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NC (n = 60): N (%) |
MCI (n = 35) N (%) |
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| Gender (male) | 17 (28.3) | 14 (40) | 13 (27.7) | ns |
| Age (years): mean (SD) | 66.2 (7.0) | 69.9 (8.1) | 74.7 (8.9) | b∗∗∗, c∗∗ |
| Years of education: mean (SD) | 9.7 (5.2) | 9.2 (5.4) | 8.7 (4.9) | ns |
| TMSE score | 26.9 (2.1) | — | 17.2 (3.2) | b∗∗∗ |
| MoCA score | 25.3 (2.2) | 18.9 (2.6) | — | a∗∗∗ |
| Infinity loops score | a∗, b∗∗∗, c∗∗∗ | |||
| 0 (incorrect) | 2 (3.3) | 6 (17.1) | 30 (63.8) | |
| 1 (correct) | 58 (96.7) | 29 (82.9) | 17 (36.2) | |
| Cube score | a∗, b∗∗∗, c∗∗ | |||
| 0 (incorrect) | 0 (0) | 8 (22.9) | 23 (48.9) | |
| 1 (partial correct) | 28 (46.7) | 15 (42.9) | 21 (44.7) | |
| 2 (correct) | 32 (53.3) | 12 (34.2) | 3 (6.4) | |
| Clock drawing test: mean (SD) | 4.5 (0.9) | 3.7 (1.3) | 1.9 (1.3) | a∗∗, b∗∗∗, c∗∗∗ |
ns = nonsignificant; NC = normal controls; MCI = mild cognitive impairment; TMSE = Thai Mental State Examination; MoCA = Montreal Cognitive Assessment.
a = NC versus MCI; b = NC versus dementia; c = MCI versus dementia.
∗ p < 0.05, ∗∗p < 0.01, ∗∗∗p < 0.001.