Brief cognitive assessment in a UK population sample – distributional properties and the relationship between the MMSE and an extended mental state examination

Table 6 Normative values for EMSE total score by age-group and sex, and educational level (low: ≤ 9 years, high: > 9 years)

Age (years):	65–69		70–74		75–79		80–84		85+
Educational level:	L	H	L	H	L	H	L	H	L	H
Men	913	491	812	513	693	379	425	277	199	94
Median	54	56	53	55	52	54	50	52	47	51
5 ^th , 10 ^th†	44,47	48,51	42,46	46,49	40,42	44,48	38,41	42,44	31,34	32,38
25 ^th , 75 ^th†	51,56	54,57	49,56	53,57	48,54	51,56	45,53	49,55	40,51	47,54
90 ^th , 95 ^th†	58,58	59,59	57,58	58,59	57,58	58,59	55,57	57,58	54,55	56,57
Mean*	54.2	55.8	53.3	55.4	51.8	54.5	50.2	52.5	47.2	51.0
+/- 1 SD*	48–57	51–58	46–57	50–58	44–56	48–58	42–55	46–56	36–53	43–55
+/- 2 SDs*	36–59	42–60	34–59	38–60	31–58	36–59	29–57	33–58	18–57	30–58
Women	1018	683	1011	688	1015	627	811	433	480	266
Median	53	55	52	55	51	53	47	51	45	49
5 ^th , 10 ^th†	42,45	46,49	41,44	46,48	38,42	42,46	33,37	39,42	29,33	35,38
25 ^th , 75 ^th†	50,56	53,57	48,55	52,57	46,54	50,55	43,51	47,54	40,50	43,53
90 ^th , 95 ^th†	58,58	59,59	57,58	58,59	56,57	57,58	54,55	56,57	53,54	56,57
Mean*	53.6	55.6	52.4	54.8	50.9	53.4	47.9	51.6	45.6	49.6
+/- 1 SD*	47–57	50–58	45–56	48–58	43–55	47–57	39–53	44–56	35–52	39–55
+/- 2 SDs*	33–59	39–60	31–59	35–59	29–58	34–59	23–57	30–58	17–56	20–58

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