TABLE 1.
Baseline descriptive characteristics of sample by MCI status
| All | No MCI | MCI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) or percentage | N = 428 | N = 279 | N = 149 | P* |
| Age (in years) at time of T‐MoCA | 78.1 (5.2) | 77.6 (5.0) | 79.1 (5.5) | 0.004 |
| Education, years | 14.9 (3.5) | 15.3 (3.4) | 14.3 (3.6) | 0.02 |
| Gender, % Female | 66% | 66% | 65% | 0.80 |
| Ethnicity: | ||||
| % White non‐Hispanic | 46% | 53% | 34% | 0.001 |
| % Black | 37% | 32% | 47% | |
| % Hispanic | 14% | 13% | 16% | |
| % Others or more than one race | 2% | 1% | 3% | |
| GDS Score | 2.3 (2.1) | 2.1 (1.8) | 2.8 (2.4) | 0.004 |
| MoCA‐30 – Standard | 23.3 (3.7) | 24.6 (3.0) | 20.7 (3.6) | <0.0001 |
| MoCA‐22 | 17.4 (2.8) | 18.3 (2.3) | 15.5 (2.7) | <0.0001 |
| T‐MoCA | 17.3 (2.8) | 18.0 (2.6) | 16.0 (2.7) | <0.0001 |
| Paired difference (T‐MoCA minus MoCA‐22) | −0.05 (2.6) | −0.3 (2.5) | 0.5 (2.7) | 0.002 |
| Interval between telephone and in person administration (in days) | 22.7 (17.0) | 22.5 (17.0) | 23.1 (17.1) | 0.68 |
| Subjective cognition self‐report score (range 0–9) | 2.9 (2.4) | 2.6 (2.2) | 3.5 (2.7) | <0.001 |
| Telephone administration difficulties (range 0–1) | 11% | 8% | 17% | 0.005 |
Abbreviations: GDS, Geriatric Depression Scale; MCI, mild cognitive impairment; MoCA, Montreal Cognitive Assessment; MoCA‐22, MoCA subset; T‐MoCA, telephone MoCA.