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Table 2 Means and standard deviations of the physical performance and neurocognitive tests in cognitively normal compared to 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 (n=562);mean (SD)

MCI (n=154);mean (SD)

P-values

TUG

9.43 (2.35)

9.99 (2.52)

0.010*

FGS

3.67 (0.97)

3.77 (0.93)

0.230

30s-CST

14.60 (4.40)

13.86 (4.84)

0.075

Global Cognition- MMSE

28.3 (1.703)

27.29 (2.353)

<0.001***

Digit span forward

10.41 (2.36)

9.95 (2.32)

0.032*

Digit span backward

7.05 (2.03)

6.12 (1.93)

<0.001***

CTT 1

49.64 (17.19)

61.65 (30.07)

<0.001***

CTT 2

100.54 (28.09)

123.71 (50.48)

<0.001***

CTT Interference

1.13 (0.56)

1.15 (0.63)

0.783

Block Design test

34.99 (9.68)

30.92 (11.71)

<0.001***

RAVLT T1

5.88 (2.02)

4.76 (2.01)

<0.001***

RAVLT T5

12.32 (2.01)

10.78 (2.27)

<0.001***

RAVLT B

5.28 (1.89)

4.82 (1.98)

0.008**

RAVLT T6

10.71 (2.66)

8.29 (2.77)

<0.001***

RAVLT Sum T1-T5

49.57 (8.48)

41.95 (9.44)

<0.001***

RAVLT Delayed Recall

10.82 (2.66)

8.01 (3.24)

<0.001***

RAVLT Recognition Trial

14.12 (1.23)

12.59 (2.25)

<0.001***

RAVLT Recognition Trial – False Positive

2.04 (3.31)

4.26 (5.22)

<0.001***

Semantic Fluency (Animal) Test

18.29 (4.11)

14.91 (4.65)

<0.001***

  1. Notes: MCI mild cognitive impairment, TUG timed up and go test, FGS fast gait speed, 30s-CST 30-second chair stand test, MMSE mini-mental state examination, CTT color trail test, RAVLT Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test
  2. * indicates p<0.05, ** indicates p<0.01, and *** indicates p<0.001