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Table 4 MCSDS scores in the two cognitive groups

From: Socially desirable responding in geriatric outpatients with and without mild cognitive impairment and its association with the assessment of self-reported mental health

MCSDS

NC (n = 117)

MCI (n = 182)

P-valuea

Component 1

5.0 (1.5)

5.3 (1.3)

0.105

Component 2

5.6 (0.9)

5.7 (0.9)

0.488

Item 5

2.4 (0.9)

2.6 (0.8)

0.254

Item 6

1.4 (0.8)

1.3 (0.7)

0.312

Item 7

2.4 (0.9)

2.6 (0.8)

0.013

Item 8

2.7 (0.7)

2.8 (0.6)

0.475

  1. Legend
  2. Scores expressed as mean (standard deviation). a Mann-Whitney’s U-test. Statistically significant results are shown in bold typeface. Abbreviations: MCSDS Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability Scale; NC Normal Cognition; MCI Mild Cognitive Impairment
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