Table 3.

Mean scores on neuropsychological test battery in participants with aMCI and healthy controls.

	aMCI (n = 27)	HC (n = 27)	d
Episodic memory
CVLT: immediate recall 1–5	31.55 (9.64)***	45.11 (8.56)	1.48
CVLT: short delay recall	5.51 (2.62)***	9.18 (2.70)	1.40
CVLT: long delay recall	5.18 (2.14)***	10.18 (2.40)	2.19
CVLT: recognition	13.88(2.24)*	15.00 (1.10)	0.63
HVLT: immediate recall 1	3.07 (1.688)**	5.33 (1.41)	1.45
HVLT: immediate recall 2	5.59 (1.96)***	7.37 (1.59)	0.99
HVLT: immediate recall 3	6.11 (1.80)***	8.14 (1.91)	1.09
HVLT: delayed recall	3.29 (2.35)***	6.77 (2.62)	1.38
HVLT: recognition	9.88 (1.88)**	11.03 (0.93)	0.77
Other cognitive functions
ACE-III: attention	16.22 (1.52)*	17.11 (0.97)	0.69
ACE-III: fluency	8.29 (2.65)***	11.12 (1.93)	1.22
ACE-III: language	22.12 (4.46)**	25 (1.41)	0.87
ACE-III: visuospatial	13.48 (1.92)*	14.62 (1.36)	0.68

For each test, a high score indicates a better performance.

aMCI amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment, HC healthy controls, CVLT California Verbal Learning Test, HVLT Hopkins Verbal Learning Test.

Differences between aMCI and HC are indicated by *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001.