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Table 2 Breakdown of International HIV Dementia Scale (IHDS) Scores

From: Prevalence, characteristics and correlates of a positive-dementia screen in patients on antiretroviral therapy in Bamenda, Cameroon: a cross-sectional study

 

Mean (SD)

Range (IQR)

N (%)

IHDS total score

9.02 (1.39)

6-12 (8–10)

 

IHDS finger-tapping subscore

3.49 (0.53)

2-4 (3–4)

 

  15 taps in 5 seconds

  

202 (51)

  11-14 taps in 5 seconds

  

191 (48)

  7-10 taps in 5 seconds

  

6 (2)

  3-6 taps in 5 seconds

   

  0-2 taps in 5 seconds

   

IHDS alternating hand sequence

2.25 (0.57)

1-4 (2–3)

 

  4 sequences in 10 seconds

  

1 (0.25)

  3 sequences in 10 seconds

  

125 (31)

  2 sequences in 10 seconds

  

246 (62)

  1 sequences in 10 seconds

  

27 (7)

  0 sequences in 10 seconds

   

  Unable to perform

   

IHDS 4-word recall

3.28 (0.77)

1-4 (3–4)

 

  4 words recalled

  

182 (46)

  3 words recalled

  

152 (38)

  2 words recalled

  

58 (15)

  1 word recalled

  

7 (2)

  1. Abbreviations: IHDS International HIV Dementia Scale, IQR Interquartile range, SD Standard deviation.