TABLE I.
Group | m/fa | Age in yearsb (SD)/range | Education in yearsc (SD)/range | MMSE (SD)/range |
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Healthy controls | 12/8 | 67.0 (7.3)/56–83 | 12.9 (3.6) 8–20 | 29.0 (0.7) 28–30 |
AD patients | 9/12 | 76.1 (7.4)/58–87 | 11.0 (1.9) 8–18 | 22.9 (3.0) 17–29 |
MCI patients | 9/7 | 73.6 (7.8)/60–88 | 11.6 (2.3) 7–17 | 26.5 (1.1) 24–28 |
Not significantly different between the three groups, χ2 = 0.86, 2 df, P = 0.65
Significantly different between AD and controls, T = −3.98, 39 df, P < 0.001, and MCI and controls T = −2.60, 34 df, P < 0.015. Not significantly different between AD and MCI, T = 1.03, 35 df, P = 0.31.
Significantly different between AD and controls, T = 2.17, 39 df, P < 0.05. Not significantly different between MCI and controls, T = 1.32, 34 df, P = 0.19, and between AD and MCI, T = 0.81, 35 df, P = 0.42.