Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the study participants
| Variable | rEAP group | HE group |
| (n = 38) | (n = 35) | |
| Median (range) | Median (range) | |
| Age | 71.5 (66.0–75.0) | 71.0 (65.0–75.0) |
| Sex, n (%) | ||
| Male | 10 (26) | 15 (43) |
| Female | 28 (74) | 20 (57) |
| Education level, n (%) | ||
| Primary education | 3 (7.9) | 3 (8.6) |
| Junior middle education | 7 (18.4) | 14 (40.0) |
| Senior middle education | 17 (44.7) | 10 (28.6) |
| >Senior middle education | 11 (28.9) | 8 (22.9) |
| Marital status, n (%) | ||
| Single | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Married | 29 (76.3) | 29 (82.9) |
| Divorced | 1 (2.6) | 1 (2.9) |
| Widowed | 8 (21.1) | 5 (14.3) |
| MoCA | 23.0 (21.0–25.0) | 22.0 (20.0–24.0) |
| MMSE | 27.0 (25.8–28.0) | 27.0 (25.0–28.0) |
| AVLT | ||
| Immediate-term | 17.0 (14.0–21.3) | 15.0 (12.0–18.0) |
| Long-term | 4.0 (3.0–7.0) | 3.0 (1.0–5.0) |
| Recall-term | 22.5 (19.8–24.0) | 21.0 (18.0–23.0) |
| VFT | 17.0 (15.0–18.3) | 15.0 (12.0–19.0) |
| BNT | 22.5 (20.0–24.0) | 20.0 (17.0–24.0) |
| STT | ||
| STT-A | 58.5 (52.5–74.3) | 75.0 (59.0–86.0) |
| STT-B | 157.5 (137.5–190.5) | 173.0 (142.0–210.0) |
| SDMT | 33.0 (26.8–37.3) | 30.0(24.0–33.0) |
| ADL | 20.0 (20.0–20.3) | 20.0 (20.0–20.0) |
MoCA, Montreal Cognitive Assessment; MMSE, Mini-Mental State Examination; AVLT, Auditory Verbal Learning Test; VFT, Verbal Fluency Test; BNT, Boston Naming Test; STT, Shape Trail Test; SDMT, Symbol Digit Modalities Test; ADL, Activities of Daily Living scale.