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Table 4 Normative values for EMSE total score by age-group and sex (group without dementia)

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

	Age-group (years)
	65–69	70–74	75–79	80–84	85+
Men (total)	1404	1325	1072	697	293
Median	54	54	53	51	48
5 ^th , 10 ^th pcntle	44,48	43,46	41,44	38,42	31,35
25 ^th , 75 ^th pcntle	52,57	50,56	49,55	46,54	42,52
90 ^th , 95 ^th pcntle	58,59	58,59	57,58	56,57	55,56
Mean*	54.7	54.0	52.4	51.1	48.5
+/- 1 SD*	49–58	47–57	45–57	43–55	38–54
+/- 2 SDs*	37–59	34–59	31–59	30–58	20–57
Women (total)	1701	1699	1642	1244	746
Median	54	53	52	48	46
5 ^th , 10 ^th pcntle	43,46	42,45	40,43	34,38	30,35
25 ^th , 75 ^th pcntle	51,57	49,56	47,55	44,53	41,51
90 ^th , 95 ^th pcntle	58,59	57,58	56,58	55,56	54,55
Mean*	54.4	53.3	51.8	49.2	47.0
+/- 1 SD*	48–58	46–57	44–56	40–54	36–53
+/- 2 SDs*	34–59	32–59	30–58	23–57	16–57

* Back-transformed; pcntle Percentile of the distribution; SD Standard deviation

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