Table I.
Demographic and clinical characteristics, and neuropsychological scores of the aMCI and control groups
| aMCI | Controls | |
|---|---|---|
| Age | 73.9 (6.6) | 73.2 (7.2) |
| Women/men | 12/23a | 18/6 |
| Education (years) | 13.0 (3.5) | 12.5 (2.8) |
| Mattis DRS | 128.9 (9.5)b | 137.8 (6.0) |
| Geriatric depression scale | 3.2 (2.5) | 3.0 (1.3) |
| Mill Hill vocabulary (max. 33)c | 24.8 (6.2) | 24.5 (7.4) |
| Episodic memory: | ||
| Cued recall | 3.1 (3.8)b | 7.1 (5.1) |
| Recognition (remember/know/guess) | 12.7 (3.5)b (4.0b/5.6b/3.1) | 15.6 (4.3) (9.9/3.4/2.3) |
| Continuous recognition | 0.49 (0.28)b | 0.71 (0.21) |
| Working memory: Reading span | 12.7 (6.8) | 15.4 (5.4) |
| Semantic memory: | ||
| Cued recall | 7.0 (3.7) | 7.8 (4.2) |
| Recognition | 12.8 (3.3) | 14.2 (2.9) |
| Executive function: | ||
| Hayling test (errors) | 10.3 (5.5) | 8.2 (5.1) |
| Unawareness of memory function | 3.9 (8.0)b | −0.4 (4.8) |
Standard deviations appear in parentheses.
a
χ2 = 9.4, P < 0.05.
b
Significant difference between groups.
c
(Deltour, 1993).