Table 1.
Characteristics of the participants (overall and divided into diagnosis groups).
| Diagnosis groups | Normal | Mild cognitive impairment | Dementia | Total | |
| Population, n | 22 | 49 | 12 | 83 | |
| Age (years) | |||||
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Mean (SD) | 76.2 (4.2) | 78.0 (5.4) | 78.6 (4.0) | 77.6 (4.9) |
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Range | 69-84 | 65-93 | 71-82 | 65-93 |
| Mini-Mental State Examination score, mean (SD) | 28.9 (1.1) | 27.5 (2.2) | 22.8 (1.9) | 27.1 (2.7) | |
| Education (years), mean (SD) | 12.4 (4.4) | 10.3 (4.6) | 8.8 (5.1) | 10.6 (4.9) | |
| Sex, n (%) | |||||
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Female | 16 (73) | 23 (47) | 8 (67) | 47 (57) |
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Male | 6 (27) | 26 (53) | 4 (33) | 36 (43) |