Table 1. Sample characteristics of the remaining 93 participants from the eastern region of São Paulo.
| Variable | Cases (n = 44) | Controls (n = 49) | Test value | df | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 76.8 (6.9) | 72.5 (7.8) | 2,790 | 91 | 0.006 |
| Female gender – n (%) | 36 (81.8%) | 40 (81.6%) | 0,001 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Education – n (%) | |||||
| No formal education | 12 (27.3%) | 12 (24.4%) | 11,712 | 8 | 0.127 |
| 1–4 years | 22 (50%) | 20 (40.8%) | |||
| 5–8 years | 5 (11.4%) | 10 (20.4%) | |||
| > 8 years | 5 (11.4%) | 7 (14.3%) | |||
| GPCOG-Br patient score – M (SD) | 1.77 (2.27) | 5.21 (2.18) | 31,940 | 2 | < 0.001 |
| Max. score | 9 | 9 | |||
| GPCOG-Br inform. score – M (SD) | 1.84 (1.53) | 4.10 (1.60) | 29,189 | 2 | < 0.001 |
| Max. score | 6 | 6 | |||
| GPCOG-Br total score – M (SD) | 3.64 (3.35) | 9.31 (2.95) | 45,595 | 2 | < 0.001 |
| Max. score | 15 | 15 | |||
| MMSE – M (SD) | 15.2 (4.97) | 23.5 (3.89) | 49,902 | 2 | < 0.001 |
| Max. score | 24 | 30 | |||
| CAMCOG – M (SD) | 46.48 (17.06) | 77.06 (11.68) | 71,058 | 2 | < 0.001 |
| Max. score | 81 | 102 | |||
| IQCODE – M (SD) | 3.87 (0.64) | 3.22 (0.23) | 25,681 | 2 | < 0.001 |
| Max. score | 5.73 | 3.65 | |||
| B-ADL – M (SD) | 5.82 (2.50) | 2.62 (1.38) | 32,369 | 2 | < 0.001 |
| Max. score | 10 | 6 |
df: degrees of freedom; n: sub-sample; M: mean; SD: standard deviation; GPCOG-Br: General Practitioner Assessment of Cognition – Brazilian version; MMSE: Mini-Mental Status Examination; CAMCOG: Cambridge Cognitive Examination; IQCODE: Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly; B-ADL: Bayer Activities of Daily Living