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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of cognitively normal versus mild cognitive impairment

From: Differential associations between simple physical performance tests with global and specific cognitive functions in cognitively normal and mild cognitive impairment: a cross-sectional cohort study of Asian community-dwelling older adults

Demographics Characteristics

Cognitively normal;mean ± SD or n (%)

MCI;mean ± SD or n (%)

P-values

Sample Size

562 (78.5)

154 (21.5)

 

Age (in years)

67.94 ± 5.65

68.27 ± 7.03

0.591

Sex

Women

378 (67.3)

95 (61.7)

0.212

Men

184 (32.7)

59 (38.3)

Years of formal education

13.21 ± 4.20

12.47 ± 4.40

0.065

Depressive symptoms

0.95 ± 1.63

1.57 ± 2.56

0.005**

Anxiety symptoms

1.12 ± 2.44

1.60 ±  3.44

0.105

BMI (kg/m2)

23.74 ± 3.76

23.80 ± 3.84

0.853

Total number of prescription medicine

2.12 ± 2.72

2.02 ± 2.43

0.694

Total number of morbidities

2.30 ± 1.60

2.34 ± 1.77

0.773

Physical activity levels (MET)

4354.21 ± 5594.17

4294.93 ± 3957.51

0.903

Smoking status

Yes

8 (1.4)

5 (3.2)

0.167

No

553 (98.6)

149 (96.8)

Alcohol consumption

Yes

115 (20.5)

27 (17.5)

0.428

No

446 (79.5)

127 (82.5)

  1. Notes: MCI mild cognitive impairment, BMI body-mass index, MET Metabolic equivalent of task
  2. * indicates p<0.05, ** indicates p<0.01, and *** indicates p<0.001