Table 2.

Subjects characteristics.

	aMCI (n = 16)	HC (n = 16)	p-value
Age (years)	73 ± 6.6	70 ± 3.9	NS
Education (years)	10.25 ± 4.55	13 ± 4.81	NS
Left hippocampal volume (%)	0.230 ± 0.039	0.288 ± 0.043	<0.001
Right hippocampal volume (%)	0.223 ± 0.030	0.285 ± 0.036	<0.001
MMSE	25.00 ± 2.62	28.21 ± 1.42	0.002
FCSRT immediate free recall	15.95 ± 7.60	28.21 ± 1.42	<0.001
FCSRT delayed free recall	3.57 ± 3.42	10.47 ± 1.53	<0.001
FCSRT immediate total recall	28.93 ± 6.45	35.93 ± 0.25	<0.001
FCSRT delayed total recall	7.68 ± 3.32	12 ± 0	<0.001
FCSRT index of sensitivity	0.70 ± 0.20	0.99 ± 0.02	<0.001
BDI	9.6 ± 8	7.1 ± 4.9	NS
FAB	14.35 ± 2.80	16.44 ± 1.19	0.010
Rey’s 15 word immediate recall	26.27 ± 5.98	44.23 ± 7.76	<0.001
Rey’s 15 word delayed recall	3.56 ± 1.89	10.53 ± 3.21	<0.001
Word fluency	32.87 ± 11.29	32.71 ± 6.49	NS
Phrase construction	14.56 ± 8.15	18.14 ± 5.67	NS
Raven’s 47 progressive matrices	22.3 ± 5.65	28.03 ± 4.34	0.003
Immediate visual memory	16.10 ± 3.77	19.87 ± 1.88	0.001
Freehand copying of drawings	8.41 ± 1.36	9.98 ± 1.38	0.003
Copying drawings with landmarks	65.57 ± 3.78	68.58 ± 4.58	NS

Demographic and clinical variables comparison in aMCI and control groups. Data are given as mean ± standard deviation (SD). NS, not significant; aMCI, amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment group; HC, healthy controls; MMSE, Mini Mental State Examination; FCSRT, Free and Cued Selective Reminding Test; BDI, Beck Depression Inventory; FAB, Frontal Assessment Battery.