Consistency and applicability of different brief screen instrument of cognitive function in elderly population

BMC Neurology

Table 3 Correlations between test results and demographic characteristics

		Gender		Age		Education		Marriage
		Correlation coefficient	P value	Correlation coefficient	P value	Correlation coefficient	P value	Correlation coefficient	P value
MMSE		−0.087	0.255	−0.215	0.004	−0.315	< 0.001	− 0.175	0.034
MoCA		− 0.105	0.121	− 0.194	0.003	− 0.528	< 0.001	− 0.113	0.119
SCWT	IS	−0.261	0.003	0.121	0.177	0.13	0.119	0.08	0.41
	TI	−0.233	0.012	0.034	0.716	0	0.996	0.03	0.766
	EI	−0.049	0.601	0.142	0.134	0.156	0.079	0.047	0.647
DST		−0.134	0.074	−0.166	0.023	−0.375	< 0.001	− 0.168	0.038
TMT	Errors	0.113	0.146	0.32	< 0.001	0.285	< 0.001	0.031	0.708
TMT	Time	0.115	0.143	0.141	0.07	0.377	< 0.001	0.013	0.877
VF	Animals	−0.154	0.052	−0.247	0.001	−0.196	0.011	−0.069	0.415
	Objects	−0.031	0.692	−0.251	0.001	−0.258	0.001	−0.11	0.19
	Alternated	−0.109	0.156	−0.377	< 0.001	−0.174	0.02	−0.088	0.282
	Total	−0.097	0.21	−0.31	< 0.001	−0.236	0.002	−0.1	0.226

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