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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 May 13.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Geriatr Soc. 2018 Sep 19;66(11):2065–2071. doi: 10.1111/jgs.15521

Table 1.

Participant Characteristics According to Baseline Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) Score

Adjusted MoCA Score
Characteristic All, N=310 <25, n=220 25–31, n=90 P-Value
Baseline demographic characteristics
 Age, mean±standard deviation (range) 59.2 ± 7.4 (55–80) 58.9 ± 8.2 (55–80) 59.9 ± 4.9 (55–73) .19
 Race
  Nonwhite 233 (75.2) 177 (80.5) 56 (62.2) <.001
  White 77 (24.8) 43 (19.5) 34 (37.8)
 Education < high school 94 (30.3) 72 (32.7) 22 (24.4) .15
 Income < $15,000 259 (84.9) 184 (85.2) 75 (84.3) .84
 Veteran, served in armed forces 69 (22.4) 44 (20.1) 25 (28.1) .13
 Veteran, saw combat 28 (9) 21 (9.5) 7 (7.8) .62
 Homeless1 146 (47.3) 103 (47) 43 (47.8) .90
 Self-rated health poor or fair2 155 (50) 118 (53.6) 37 (41.1) .04
Chronic health conditions
 Hypertension 196 (63.2) 147 (66.8) 49 (54.4) .04
 Diabetes 52 (16.8) 38 (17.4) 14 (15.6) .70
 Cancer (excluding minor skin cancer) 20 (6.5) 12 (5.5) 8 (8.9) .26
 Chronic lung disease 48 (15.7) 32 (14.8) 16 (17.8) .52
 Heart attack, coronary heart disease, angina pectoris, congestive heart disease 55 (17.8) 37 (16.9) 18 (20) .52
 Stroke 28 (9.1) 21 (9.6) 7 (7.8) .61
 Arthritis or rheumatism 143 (46.3) 102 (46.6) 41 (45.6) .87
 Human immunodeficiency virus, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome 18 (5.8) 13 (5.9) 5 (5.6) .91
 Hepatitis C 150 (48.7) 111 (50.9) 39 (43.3) .23
Geriatric donditions
 Multimorbidity3 198 (63.9) 141 (64.1) 57 (63.3) .90
 Recent fall4 93 (30) 68 (30.9) 25 (27.8) .58
 Urinary incontinence5 78 (25.4) 56 (25.7) 22 (24.7) .86
 Mobility impairment 6 113 (36.5) 82 (37.3) 31 (34.4) .64
 Functional impairment7 158 (51) 110 (50) 48 (53.3) .59
Serious mental illness8 138 (44.5) 99 (45) 39 (43.3) .79
Behavioral health problems
Problem alcohol use9 132 (42.7) 95 (43.4) 37 (41.1) .71
Recent drug use10 156 (51) 106 (48.9) 50 (56.2) .24
1

Spending ≥ 1 nights on the street or in a homeless shelter in the 30 days before incarceration.

2

Response of “poor” or “fair” to the question: “In general, would you say your health is excellent, very good, good, fair, or poor?”

3

≥2 of the above-listed chronic medical conditions.

4

Self-report of a fall in the last month.

5

Response of “yes” to the question: “In the last month, have you lost any urine beyond your control?”

6

Requiring a mobility assistive device (cane, walker, wheelchair).

7

Self-report of difficulty with ≥1 activities of daily living (dressing, bathing, eating, transferring, toileting).

8

Any major depressive, mania, or psychotic disorder using the Bureau of Justice Statistics’ definition.

9

Positive screen for “hazardous drinking” or having an “active alcohol use disorder” using the 3-item Modified Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test.

10

Any “moderate,” “substantial,” or “severe” drug use using the Drug Abuse Screening Test-10.