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Table 3 Performance of SMMSE and MMSE for the diagnosis of dementia (n = 184)

From: Development of a short form of Mini-Mental State Examination for the screening of dementia in older adults with a memory complaint: a case control study

 

SMMSE score ≤ 4

MMSE score ≤ 24

Sensitivity (%)

89.5

90.0

Specificity (%)

85.4

75.5

Positive predictive value (%)

95.5

92.8

Negative predictive value (%)

70.0

68.9

Likelihood ratio of positive test

6.1

3.7

Likelihood ratio of negative test

8.1

7.7

Odds ratio for dementia [95% CI]

49.8 [18.0;137.8]

28.6 [11.6;70.3]

  1. SMMSE: Short form of Mini-Mental State Examination
  2. MMSE: Mini-Mental State Examination
  3. CI: Confidence interval