Table 2.

Comparison of three screening tests for NC, SCD, MCI

Index	NC (n = 147)	SCD (n = 102)	MCI (n = 158)	F(P value)
MMSE	28.1 ± 1.7	27.3 ± 1.7##	26.2 ± 1.9**††	40.619(< 0.001)
MOCA-CV	24.6 ± 3.0	23.1 ± 3.0##	20.2 ± 3.3**††	76.830(< 0.001)
MES	87.7 ± 10.5	79.5 ± 9.4##	70.6 ± 11.7**††	95.495(< 0.001)

Comparations between NC and SCD are marked behind SCD, ## for P < 0.01

Comparations between NC and MCI are marked behind MCI, ** for P < 0.01

Comparations between SCD and MCI are marked behind MCI, †† for P < 0.01

MMSE Mini-Mental State Examination, MoCA-CV Montreal Cognitive Assessment-Chinese Version, MES Memory and Executive Screening