Table 1. Demographic and neuropsychological data between the two groups.

	AD	NC	p
N	23	24	—
Sex (Female/male)	14/9	12/12	0.454
Age (years)	58.74±4.96	54.67±8.69	0.055
Education Level (years)	11.35±3.50	11.67±3.09	0.381
MMSE	14.52±5.23	29.13±1.51	0.000
MoCA	8.70±4.17	27.08±2.84	0.000
AVLT-immediate recall	7.78±4.22	24.42±6.03	0.000
AVLT-delayed recall	0.22±0.52	9.38±2.04	0.000
Digit Span Forwards	6.91±1.28	8±1.14	0.007
Digit Span Backwards	2.35±1.37	5.25±1.22	0.000
ADL	37.22±11.46	20±0	0.000
BNT	15.18±6.12	25.38±3.63	0.000
CDR	1.48±0.63	0.02±0.10	0.000
CFT	6.23±6.49	15.04±1.16	0.000
TMT	150.18±50.36	36.88±44.24	0.000

Note: Group differences in demographic measures were tested using the independent sample t-test and the Chi-square analyses or Fisher exact test for quantitative and qualitative variables. Statistical significance level was set at P < 0.05 (two-tailed). Abbreviations: MMSE, Mini-Mental State Examination; MoCA, Montreal Cognitive Assessment; AVLT, Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test; ADL, Activities of Daily Living; BNT, Boston Naming Test; CDR, Clinical Dementia Rating; CFT, Rey-Osteirreth Complex Figure Test; TMT, Trail Making Test; AD, Alzheimer’s disease; NC: normal controls.