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Table 3 ANOVA for comparisons between groups according to Hong Kong-Vigilance and Memory Test (HK-VMT) measures

From: Development and validation of cognitive ageing risk score (CARS) for early detection of subtle cognitive deficits in older people

   

Cognitive states by CARS

      
 

All

(N = 286)

CN1

(N = 144)

CH2

(N = 68)

MCI-L3

(N = 24)

MCI-H4

(N = 50)

Sig.

Post hoc comparison

Effect size*

 
 

M

(SD)

M

(SD)

M

(SD)

M

(SD)

M

(SD)

 

1 vs. 2

2 vs. 3

3 vs. 4

  

Total

0.05

1.05

0.62

0.74

0.22

0.79

−0.94

0.52

−1.33

0.62

< 0.001

0.001

< 0.001

-

0.533§

Retrieval

0.00

1.06

0.28

0.93

0.10

1.07

−0.09

0.81

-0.87

1.08

< 0.001

−

−

0.009

0.156§

Retention

0.07

0.97

0.55

0.87

0.00

0.76

−0.43

0.59

−0.96

0.69

< 0.001

< 0.001

−

0.035

0.343§

Attention

0.04

0.96

0.35

0.81

−0.06

0.93

−0.16

0.99

−0.59

1.04

< 0.001

0.011

−

−

0.133§

VM

0.12

1.19

0.49

1.19

0.18

1.11

−0.69

0.83

−0.63

0.93

< 0.001

−

0.005

−

0.158§

  1. CARS: Cognitive Ageing Risk Score, VM: Visuospatial Memory; CN: Cognitively Normal; CH: cognitively normal with high-risk; MCI-L: Mild Cognitive Impairment with low risks; MCI-H: MCI with high risks; M: Mean; SD: Standard Deviation
  2. Note * Partial eta-squared (η²) was used to compute effect size: † small ≥ 0.01, ‡ medium ≥ 0.06, § large ≥ 0.14
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BMC Geriatrics

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