Do cognitive performance and physical function differ between individuals with motoric cognitive risk syndrome and those with mild cognitive impairment?

Table 1 Comparison of participants’ characteristics between the two groups

	Motoric cognitive risk syndrome (n = 33)	Mild cognitive impairment^a (n = 44)	P value
Age (years)	69.3 ± 9.8	70.0 ± 8.8	0.733
Sex (male/female)	17/16	26/18	0.643
BMI	24.4 ± 3.4	23.9 ± 3.3	0.480
Educational level (years)	7.6 ± 3.7	7.9 ± 4.3	0.764
Gait speed (m/s)	0.7 ± 0.1	1.0 ± 0.2	< 0.001
Hypertension (n)	19	30	0.351
Diabetes (n)	12	14	0.808
Hyperlipidemia (n)	19	29	0.485
Heart disease (n)	11	16	0.814

Abbreviations: BMI body mass index
^aAll participants in the MCI group did not have slow gait speed [1 standard deviation (SD) below the mean age- and sex-specific gait speed]

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