Table 4.

Comparison of MoCA score between the CI group and the normal group in elderly patients with chronic diseases.

	CI group (n=163)	Normal group (n=222)	t	P
Total score	22.910±1.784	27.970±1.368	−30.290	<0.001
Visual-spatial ability and execution ability	4.500±0.502	4.550±0.498	−0.989	0.323
Naming	2.990±0.078	2.990±0.095	0.316	0.758
Attention and calculation	2.450±1.928	5.810±0.396	−21.901	<0.001
Language	2.550±0.499	2.990±0.116	−11.045	<0.001
Abstract thinking ability	1.990±0.078	1.980±0.133	1.095	0.274
Delayed memory	4.500±0.502	5.000±0.067	−12.454	<0.001
Directive force	3.920±1.540	4.660±1.093	−5.225	<0.001

CI – cognitive impairment; MoCA – Montreal cognitive assessment scale.