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. 2010 Jan-Mar;4(1):54–57. doi: 10.1590/S1980-57642010DN40100009

Table 1.

Cognitive Performance of LTCF and ECD groups on the MMSE.

MMSE	Median (IQR)		p^*
MMSE	LTCF	ECD	p^*
Orientation	10.00(9.00-10.00)	10.00(9.00-10.00)	0.983
Immediate recall	3.00(3.00-3.00)	3.00(3.00-3.00)	0.746
Attention and calculation	5.00(3.00-5.00)	5.00(4.00-5.00)	0.650
Delayed recall	2.00(0.25-2.00)	2.00(1.00-3.00)	0.397
Language	8.00(7.00-8.00)	8.00(8.00-8.00)	0.288
Copying	1.00(1.00-1.00)	1.00(1.00-1.00)	0.975
Total score	25.00(23.00-29.00)	28.50(24.50-29.75)	0.268

^*

Mann-Whitney test; LTCF, Long Term Care Facility; ECD, Elderly Community Dwellers; MMSE, Mini-Mental State Examination; IQR, Inter-quartile Range.