Table 1. Patient characteristics.
| Set 1 | Mild cognitive
impairment |
Mild AD
dementia |
Moderate AD
dementia |
Severe AD
dementia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Participants, n | 8 | 11 | 24 | 15 |
| Age a | 75 (70.7, 80.5) | 71 (68, 76.5) | 76.5 (70.7, 78.25) | 76 (69.5, 82) |
| Age b | 74.5 (7.8) | 71.4 (8.4) | 75.7 (6.4) | 74.4 (9.3) |
| Sex-female, n (%) | 3 (38) | 3 (27) | 13 (54) | 6 (40) |
| MMSE a, c | 28 (26, 29) | 24 (22, 25.5) | 19 (16.8, 20) | 8 (2.5, 10) |
| MMSE b | 27.6 (1.8) | 23.9 (1.7) | 18.5 (2.0) | 6.5 (4.6) |
| Set 2 | ||||
| Participants, n | 6 | 8 | 16 | 13 |
| Age a | 68 (60, 74) | 76.5 (71.5, 80.7) | 78.5 (74.7, 83.2) | 75 (72, 76) |
| Age b | 67.6 (9.2) | 76.2 (8.8) | 78.1 (6.9) | 71.1 (9.0) |
| Sex-female, n (%) | 5 (83) | 3 (38) | 6 (38) | 2 (15%) |
| MMSE a, c | 27.5 (26.2, 28.7) | 24 (22.7, 24) | 17.5 (16.7, 19) | 7 (2, 10) |
| MMSE b | 27.7 (1.6) | 23.6 (1.3) | 17.6 (2.2) | 6.2 (4.4) |
AD, Alzheimer’s disease.
a Expressed as median (25 th, 75 th percentile)
b Expressed as mean (standard deviation)
c Mini-Mental State Examination