Table 1.
Demographic data
| HC | MCI | AD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 32 | 122 | 33 | p‐value |
| Age (y) | 72.7 ± 5.9 | 73.2 ± 5.7 | 75.7 ± 3.7 | F = 2.82, P = 0.062a |
| Gender (M:F) | 16:16 | 58:64 | 10:23 | χ 2 = 5, P = 0.025b |
| MMSE | 29.6 ± 0.7 | 27.3 ± 2.3 | 22.3 ± 3.3 | F = 93.47, P = 1.64 × 10−17 c |
| FAQ | 0.5 ± 0.56 | 3.74 ± 3.47 | 14.5 ± 6.55 | F = 159.66, P = 1.7 × 10−25 c |
| Boston | 11.96 ± 0.17 | 9.53 ± 1.94 | 7.35 ± 3.37 | F = 22.20, P = 5.5 × 10−6 c |
| Phon. Flu. | 13.69 ± 2.32 | 8.13 ± 2.55 | 5.37 ± 2.27 | F = 28.37, P = 3.67 × 10−7 c |
| Sem. Flu. | 17.60 ± 3.91 | 11.06 ± 3.22 | 7.96 ± 2.37 | F = 23.64, P = 2.9 × 10−6 c |
| Imm. Recall | 8.53 ± 0.98 | 4.04 ± 1.19 | 2.22 ± 1.45 | F = 52.06, P = 2.43 × 10−11 c |
| Del. Recall | 6.53 ± 0.94 | 1.13 ± 1.05 | 0.09 ± 0.39 | F = 28.63, P = 3.20 × 10−7 c |
| FDS | 7.18 ± 0.69 | 5.62 ± 1.32 | 4.70 ± 1.71 | F = 10.34, P = 0.0016c |
| BDS | 6.25 ± 1.07 | 3.69 ± 1.21 | 2.54 ± 1.26 | F = 21.83, P = 6.5 × 10−6 c |
Values expressed as mean ± standard deviation.
a
Analysis of variance: HC, AD, and MCI.
b
χ 2 test: HC, AD, and MCI.
c
Analysis of variance: AD and MCI.
MMSE, Mini‐Mental State Examination; FAQ, Functional Activities Questionnaire; Phon. Flu., Phonemic Fluency; Sem. Flu., Semantic Fluency; Imm. Recall, Immediate Recall; Del. Recall, Delayed Recall; FDS, Forward Digit Span; BDS, Backward Digit Span.