Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics and screening test results by diagnostic group
From: Effectiveness and costs of phototest in dementia and cognitive impairment screening
| Â | Total | CI | NoCI | CInD | DEM | NoDEM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N° Subjects | 140 | 85 | 55 | 37 | 48 | 92 |
N° females | 101 (72.1) | 60 (70.6) | 41 (74.5) | 23 (62.2) | 37 (77.1) | 64 (69.6) |
Age in yrs* | 72.5 ± 11.3 | 77.3 ± 7.6 | 64.9 ± 12.1 | 74.1 ± 7.3 | 79.6 ± 7.0 | 68.6 ± 11.3 |
≤ 50 yrs | 7 (5.0) | 0 (0) | 7 (12.7%) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 7 (7.6) |
51-75 yrs | 70 (50.0) | 33 (37.5) | 37 (67.3) | 19 (51.4) | 14 (27.5) | 56 (60.9) |
≥ 76 yrs | 63 (45.0) | 52 (61.2) | 11 (20.0) | 18 (48.6) | 34 (70.8) | 29 (31.2) |
Educational Level # | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Illiterates | 20 (14.3) | 19 (22.4) | 1 (1.8) | 3 (8.1) | 16 (33.3) | 4 (4.3) |
Incomplete primary | 52 (37.1) | 35 (41.2) | 17 (30.9) | 16 (43.2) | 19 (39.6) | 33 (35.9) |
Primary or more | 68 (48.6) | 31 (36.5) | 37 (67.3) | 18 (48.6) | 13 (27.1) | 55 (59.8) |
Years of Education # | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
≤8 yrs | 72 (51.4) | 54 (63.5) | 18 (32.7) | 19 (51.4) | 35 (72.9) | 37 (40.2) |
9-17 yrs | 61 (43.6) | 31 (36.5) | 30 (54.5) | 18 (48.6) | 13 (21.3) | 48 (52.2) |
≥ 18 yrs | 7 (5.0) | 0 (0) | 7 (12.7) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 7 (7.6) |
MMSE # | 19.9 ± 5.7 | 17.2 ± 5.3 | 24.1 ± 3.1 | 21.8 ± 3.5 | 13.8 ± 3.6 | 23.2 ± 3.4 |
MMSEc @ | 20.8 ± 5.2 | 18.5 ± 5.1 | 24.4 ± 2.9 | 22.8 ± 3.2 | 15.2 ± 3.7 | 23.7 ± 3.1 |
MIS # | 4.3 ± 2.9 [117] | 2.6 ± 2.6 [64] | 6.2 ± 1.8 [53] | 4.1 ± 2.5 [34] | 1.0 ± 1.5 [30] | 5.4 ± 2.3 [87] |
Phototest # | 29.0 ± 7.6 | 25.4 ± 6.8 | 34.6 ± 5.1 | 30.5 ± 4.8 | 21.5 ± 5.5 | 32.9 ± 5.4 |