Table 1 Comparison of demographic data, MMSE, HDS-R, ACE-III total and subscores in control, MCI, and dementia groups (n = 389, standard deviation in parenthesis)
CONTROL | MCI | DEMENTIA | D vs. C | D vs. M | M vs. C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 74 | n = 137 | n = 178 | P values | P values | P values | |
Sex, men/women | 30/44 | 71/66 | 66/112 | n.s. | * | n.s. |
Age | 72.1 (7.1) | 75.3 (8.3) | 78.6 (7.2) | *** | *** | * |
Education, years | 12.9 (2.3) | 13.0 (2.7) | 12.0 (2.4) | * | ** | n.s. |
MMSE, 0–30 | 28.5 (1.6) | 25.5 (2.4) | 21.7 (3.3) | *** | *** | *** |
HDS-R, 0–30 | 27.8 (2.2) | 23.5 (3.3) | 18.7 (3.8) | *** | *** | *** |
ACE-III total score, 0–100 | 93.5 (3.4) | 82.7 (7.2) | 66.0 (11.4) | *** | *** | *** |
Attention and Orientation, 0–18 | 17.3 (1.1) | 16.0 (1.8) | 13.0 (2.7) | *** | *** | *** |
Memory, 0–26 | 23.6 (2.2) | 16.8 (4.2) | 9.8 (4.3) | *** | *** | *** |
Fluency, 0–14 | 11.4 (1.7) | 10.2 (2.3) | 7.8 (2.7) | *** | *** | ** |
Language, 0–26 | 25.6 (0.8) | 24.6 (1.7) | 21.8 (3.9) | *** | *** | n.s. |
Visuospatial, 0–16 | 15.6 (0.7) | 15.1 (1.4) | 13.6 (2.9) | *** | *** | n.s. |