Table 1.

Demographic variables in three groups of control, with MCI and dementia

		Controls (n = 45)		Older patients with MCI (n = 46)		Older patients with dementia (n = 24)
		n		n	%	n	%
Age		69.24 ± 7.34		74.22 ± 6.21		78.54 ± 5.38
Sex	Male	19	42.22	34	73.91	12	50
	Female	26	57.78	12	26.09	12	50
Marital status	Married	32	71.1	26	56.5	9	37.5
	Widow/widower	8	17.8	9	41.3	13	54.2
	Divorced	5	11.1	1	2.2	2	8.3
Education	Illiterate	–	–	11	23.9	9	37.5
	Grade school	4	8.9	24	52.2	9	37.5
	Middle school	6	13.3	2	4.3	2	8.3
	Upper school	11	24.4	7	15.2	4	16.7
	University education	–	–	11	23.9	9	37.5