Table 1.
Age | Sex | Education | Vocabulary WAIS | MMSE | Subjective memory complaints* | GDS* | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LSMC | 65.1 (9.1) | 13 w/5 m | 9.1 (5.4) | 48.9 (14.9) | 28.2 (1.2) | 13.2 (1.8) | 1.8 (1.6) |
0 (1) | 0.2 (0.4) | −0.8 (0.4) | −0.4 (0.8) | ||||
HSMC | 64.6 (7.1) | 13 w/3 m | 8.4 (2.8) | 49.0 (12.8) | 27.6 (1.6) | 20.8 (2.0) | 3.4 (1.8) |
0 (0.9) | −0.2 (1.1) | 0.9 (0.4) | 0.4 (0.9) | ||||
California Learning Verbal Test | |||||||
Short term free recall | Short term clue recall | Long term free recall | Long term clue recall | ||||
LSMC | 10.2 (2.8) | 10.9 (2.6) | 11.0 (3.0) | 11.4 (2.6) | |||
0 (1.2) | −0.1 (1) | 0 (1.2) | −0.1 (1.1) | ||||
HSMC | 10.3 (1.6) | 11.4 (2.6) | 11.2 (2.1) | 11.8 (2.2) | |||
0 (0.7) | 0.1 (1) | 0 (0.8) | 0.1 (0.9) | ||||
Cambridge Cognitive Examination | |||||||
Orientation | Language | Attention | Praxis | Perception | Executive functions | ||
LSMC | 9.6 (0.5) | 25.7 (2.2) | 7.5 (1.2) | 11.1 (1.1) | 6.3 (1.8) | 18.4 (5.2) | |
0.9 (0.9) | −0.5 (1.1) | −0.1 (0.9) | 0.5 (0.9) | −0.3 (1.1) | 0 (1.1) | ||
HSMC | 9.5 (0.5) | 25.9 (1.7) | 7.7 (1.4) | 11.0 (1.0) | 7.3 (1.2) | 18.1 (4.4) | |
−0.1 (1.1) | 0.5 (0.8) | 0.1 (1.1) | −0.5 (1.0) | 0.3 (0.7) | 0 (0.9) |
Asterisks denote the existence of significant differences (p < 0.05) in the independent samples t-tests that we carried out between low subjective memory complaints (LSMC) and high SMC (HSMC) groups on each variable. GDS: geriatric depression scale of Yesavage; MMSE: mini mental state examination.