Table 2. Study variables and MMSE scores (n = 80).
MMSE: Mini-mental state examination.
| MMSE score | |||||
| Normal (n = 56) | Mild (n = 13) | Moderate or severe (n = 11) | Fisher's exact test (p values) | ||
| Location | Bella Vista | 10 (17.9) | 4 (30.8) | 3 (27.3) | 0.50 |
| Puerto Ayora | 30 (53.6) | 8 (61.5) | 6 (54.5) | ||
| Santa Rosa | 16 (28.6) | 1 (7.7) | 2 (18.2) | ||
| Gender | Female | 36 (64.3) | 12 (92.3) | 7 (63.6) | 0.11 |
| Male | 20 (35.7) | 1 (7.7) | 4 (36.4) | ||
| Age (years) | 65-69 | 12 (21.4) | 0 | 0 | 0.02 |
| 70-74 | 14 (25.0) | 4 (30.8) | 2 (18.2) | ||
| 75-79 | 14 (25.0) | 4 (30.8) | 2 (18.2) | ||
| 80-84 | 12 (21.4) | 2 (15.4) | 1 (9.1) | ||
| ≥85 | 4 (7.1) | 3 (23.1) | 6 (54.5) | ||
| Marital | Married | 37 (66.1) | 8 (61.5) | 3 (27.3) | 0.10 |
| Divorced/Single | 11 (19.6) | 2 (15.4) | 3 (27.3) | ||
| Widowed | 8 (14.3) | 3 (23.1) | 5 (45.5) | ||
| Ethnics | Mestizo | 48 (85.7) | 11 (84.6) | 11 (100) | 0.57 |
| Other | 8 (14.3) | 2 (15.4) | 0 | ||
| Education | No education | 1 (1.8) | 4 (30.8) | 6 (54.5) | <0.01 |
| One to two years | 4 (7.1) | 4 (30.8) | 1 (9.1) | ||
| Three to six years | 22 (39.3) | 5 (38.5) | 4 (36.4) | ||
| >Six years | 29 (51.8) | 0 | 0 | ||
| AD8 | 0-1 | 38 (67.9) | 5 (38.5) | 2 (18.2) | <0.01 |
| ≥2 | 18 (32.1) | 8 (61.5) | 9 (81.8) | ||