Table 2.
Demographics and clinical characteristics.
| Parameters | NC | MCI | Dementia | Overall F test | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P value | Post-hoc | ||||
| Age | 69.1 ± 6.6 | 71.3 ± 9.0 | 76.2 ± 7.2 | P < .001 | a < c |
| Sex (M/F) | 3/12 | 7/4 | 3/9 | – | – |
| Education | 8.4 ± 5.3 | 8.7 ± 4.3 | 9.8 ± 5.6 | P = .78 | – |
| Disease duration (year) | 0 | 1.7 ± 1.8 | 3.0 ± 2.2 | P < .001 | a < b, a < c |
| K-MMSE | 28.5 ± 1.5 | 25.5 ± 1.9 | 17.8 ± 3.8 | P < .001 | a < b, a < c, b < c |
| CDR | 0.2 ± 0.3 | 0.5 ± 0.0 | 1.2 ± 0.4 | P < .001 | a < b, a < c, b < c |
| GDS | 1.5 ± 0.5 | 3.3 ± 0.5 | 4.7 ± 0.5 | P < .001 | a < b, a < c, b < c |
| B-ADL | 19.9 ± 0.3 | 19.4 ± 1.1 | 18.9 ± 1.9 | P = .12 | – |
| I-ADL | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 0.4 ± 0.6 | 1.4 ± 0.7 | P < .001 | a < b, a < c, b < c |
Mean ± standard deviations.
NC normal controls, MCI mild cognitive impairment, dementia: clinically demented peoples, K-MMSE Korean Mini-Mental State Examination, CDR clinical dementia rating, GDS global deterioration scale, B-ADL Barthel ADL index , I-ADL instrumental ADL index. Lowercase letters in the ‘post-hoc’ column refer to groups (a = NC, b = MCI, c = Dementia).