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Table 2 MMSE and CDR scores between various categories

From: Effects of kidney function, serum albumin and hemoglobin on dementia severity in the oldest old people with newly diagnosed Alzheimer’s disease in a residential aged care facility: a cross-sectional study

 

MMSE

P-value

CDR

P-value

 

Mean

±SD

Mean

±SD

Gender

  

0.763

  

0.763

 Men

10.1

±6.6

 

1.6

±0.8

 

 Women

9.8

±8.7

 

1.7

±0.5

 

Education (yrs)

  

0.305

  

0.385

 0–6 years

10.5

±6.8

 

1.6

±0.7

 

  > 6 years

9.6

±6.7

 

1.7

±0.7

 

Number of medications

  

0.458

  

0.719

 0–4

9.22

±5.89

 

1.59

±0.78

 

  ≥ 5

10.90

±7.67

 

1.63

±0.70

 

Number of comorbidities

  

0.359

  

0.551

 0–1

8.62

±5.37

 

1.70

±0.75

 

  ≥ 2

10.51

±7.11

 

1.58

±0.73

 

MDRD eGFRa

  

0.012

  

0.112

 eGFR≥60

12.6

±7.3

 

1.5

±0.8

 

 eGFR45–59.99

9.1

±6.6

 

1.6

±0.8

 

 eGFR< 45

6.7

±5.1

 

1.8

±0.4

 

Tobacco smoking habit

  

0.364

  

0.512

 No

9.4

±6.3

 

1.7

±0.8

 

 Yes

11.1

±7.4

 

1.5

±0.6

 

Alcohol drinking habit

  

0.290

  

0.817

 No

9.6

±6.8

 

1.6

±0.8

 

 Yes

11.6

±6.4

 

1.6

±0.6

 

Hypertension

  

0.001

  

0.216

 No

6.4

±5.2

 

1.8

±0.7

 

 Yes

12.0

±6.7

 

1.6

±0.7

 

Cardiovascular disease

  

0.972

  

0.786

 No

10.1

±7.0

 

1.6

±0.7

 

 Yes

10.0

±5.9

 

1.6

±0.8

 

Diabetes mellitus

  

0.322

  

0.932

 No

10.5

±6.8

 

1.6

±0.8

 

 Yes

8.3

±6.5

 

1.6

±0.6

 

Cerebral vascular disease

  

0.011

  

0.079

 No

9.2

±6.3

 

1.7

±0.7

 

 Yes

15.9

±6.7

 

1.3

±0.9

 
  1. Mann-Whitney U test. aKruskal Wallis test