Table 1.
Age and performance on brief cognitive tests and functional evaluation.
| CN | CIND | Dementia | CI | Analysis 1 | Analysis 2 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n=80 | n=39 | n=55 | n=94 | |||||||||||
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | p-value | p-value | |||||
| Age (y)c | 79.9 | 4.6 | 80.5 | 3.6 | 82.8 | 5.7 | 81.8 | 5 | 0.02 | 0.047 | ||||
| Animal category fluencya,b,c | 10.9 | 2.9 | 9.6 | 3 | 6.4 | 3 | 7.9 | 3.4 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | ||||
| PDMT - delayed recalla,b,c | 7.4 | 1.4 | 5.2 | 1.8 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 4.4 | 2.5 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | ||||
| MMSEa,b,c | 19.8 | 2 | 15.8 | 2.4 | 12.7 | 3.9 | 14.1 | 3.7 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | ||||
| FAQb,c | 2.4 | 4.1 | 2.5 | 5 | 16.8 | 9.8 | 10.9 | 10.8 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | ||||
CN: cognitively normal; CIND: cognitive impairment no-dementia; CI: dementia+CIND combined group; Analysis 1: comparison among groups; Analysis 2: comparison between CN and CI groups; y: year; PDMT: Picture drawings memory test; MMSE: Mini-mental state examination; FAQ: Functional activities questionnaire;
a
CN ≠ CIND;
b
CIND ≠ Dementia;
c
Dementia ≠ CN.