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Table 6 Correlations between other functional tests with MMSE cognitive impairment diagnosis

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

 

Normal

Impaired

P Value

SDMT

Correct n = 162

20.1 ± 11.8

6.8 ± 0.9

<  0.001

Missing n = 157

0.36 ± 0.63

0.52 ± 1.19

0.292

SCWT

LIS n = 128

1.02 ± 0.11

0.98 ± 0.21

0.17

HIS n = 128

0.95 ± 0.20

0.94 ± 0.24

0.863

TI n = 129

43.9 ± 26.0

43.5 ± 36.2

0.946

EI n = 129

3.02 ± 9.14

2.48 ± 12.1

0.79

IS n = 132

99.1 ± 54.9

106.8 ± 63.9

0.502

DST

Forward n = 172

7.34 ± 1.64

5.66 ± 1.61

<  0.001

Bacward n = 168

3.58 ± 1.12

2.58 ± 1.12

<  0.001

Total n = 168

10.91 ± 2.27

8.25 ± 2.04

<  0.001

TMT

A-Errors n = 167

18.3 ± 11.4

22.8 ± 9.8

0.009

A-Time n = 162

78.7 ± 32.2

76.9 ± 47.0

0.774

B-Errors n = 161

33.3 ± 27.5

43.8 ± 26.7

0.02

B-Time n = 160

182.5 ± 58.9

207.2 ± 59.4

0.013

Total Erros n = 160

51.9 ± 36.3

67.1 ± 32.4

0.009

Total Time n = 159

261.9 ± 76.2

283.0 ± 101.0

0.14

VF

Animals n = 170

13.4 ± 4.5

9.1 ± 3.6

<  0.001

Objects n = 170

18.2 ± 6.8

11.7 ± 4.4

<  0.001

Alternated n = 170

11.8 ± 4.3

8.1 ± 3.2

<  0.001

Total n = 170

43.4 ± 13.9

28.8 ± 10.1

<  0.001

MoCA

1, n = 170

2.43 ± 1.74

1.39 ± 1.37

<  0.001

2, n = 170

2.69 ± 0.86

2.29 ± 1.17

0.011

3, n = 170

4.14 ± 1.68

2.92 ± 1.68

<  0.001

4, n = 142

2.00 ± 1.03

1.54 ± 0.94

0.009

5, n = 169

1.17 ± 0.86

0.68 ± 0.85

<  0.001

6, n = 170

2.13 ± 1.56

1.70 ± 1.34

0.067

7, n = 170

5.85 ± 0.41

5.30 ± 0.76

<  0.001

MoCA n = 170

21.2 ± 4.5

16.3 ± 4.0

<  0.001

Adjusted MoCA n = 170

21.1 ± 4.7

15.7 ± 4.2

<  0.001