Table 2.

Sample comparisons regarding age, and MMSE scores among illiterates.

	MSDR(n=42)Means (SD)	HSM (n=42)Means (SD)	p value*
Age	58.1 (19.0)	51.9 (16.4)	0.331
Total score	18.2 (2.8)	19.6 (2.7)	0.024
Temporal orientation	3.5 (1.3)	4.4 (0.7)	0.005
Spatial orientation	4.0 (0.9)	4.3 (0.9)	0.246
Immediate memory	2.9 (0.2)	2.9 (0.2)	0.632
Serial "sevens"	0.02 (0.2)	1.1 (1.2)	<0.001
Recall	1.7 (1.1)	1.9 (1.1)	0.627
Naming	2.0 (0.2)	2.0 (0.0)	0.284
Repetition	0.8 (0.4)	0.8 (0.4)	0.646
Command	2.9 (0.3)	2.8 (0.4)	0.204
Copy of pentagons	0.3 (0.5)	0.04 (0.2)	0.001