Table 2 Comparison of demographic variables and the MoCA scale stratified by education level and age

20 (32.79%)

53 (44.92%)

63 (64.95%)

0.0002^**

77 (45.03%)

48 (52.75%)

11 (78.57%)

0.0392^*

5.66 ± 1.35^a

10.74 ± 1.53^b

15.76 ± 1.21^c

< 0.0001^***

< 0.0001^***

11.52 ± 4.10

11.16 ± 3.96

11.00 ± 3.33

0.7403

0.4450

23.39 ± 3.87^a

25.28 ± 3.38^b

26.62 ± 2.58^c

< 0.0001^***

< 0.0001^***

25.94 ± 3.09^a

24.62 ± 3.66^b

22.64 ± 4.09^b

0.0001^**

< 0.0001^***

3.38 ± 1.08^a

3.93 ± 1.02^b

4.40 ± 0.77^c

< 0.0001^***

< 0.0001^***

4.03 ± 1.00

3.95 ± 1.02

3.50 ± 1.34

0.1696

0.1116

2.59 ± 0.78^a

2.74 ± 0.55

2.90 ± 0.37^b

0.0032**

0.0007^**

2.80 ± 0.52

2.70 ± 0.62

2.64 ± 0.74

0.3096

0.1281

3.62 ± 1.22^a

4.07 ± 1.04^b

4.25 ± 0.89^b

0.0022**

0.0008^**

4.15 ± 1.02

3.86 ± 1.06

3.50 ± 1.31

0.0269^*

0.0072^**

4.41 ± 0.95^a

4.57 ± 0.76

4.80 ± 0.73^b

0.0405*

0.0117^*

4.64 ± 0.80^a

4.64 ± 0.67^a

4.10 ± 1.37^b

0.1198

0.1813

1.80 ± 0.44

1.82 ± 0.45

1.91 ± 0.29

0.1816

0.0855

1.88 ± 0.36^a

1.86 ± 0.38^a

1.43 ± 0.65^b

0.0002^**

0.0050^*

0.92 ± 0.28

0.95 ± 0.22

0.97 ± 0.17

0.3658

0.1602

0.96 ± 0.20^a

0.95 ± 0.23

0.86 ± 0.36

0.2435

0.1686

2.80 ± 0.48

2.84 ± 0.45

2.89 ± 0.35

0.4668

0.2186

2.87 ± 0.38

2.79 ± 0.51

2.93 ± 0.27

0.2670

0.4875

0.92 ± 0.78^a

1.18 ± 0.74^a

1.55 ± 0.56^b

< 0.0001^***

< 0.0001^***

1.35 ± 0.68^a

1.15 ± 0.80

0.71 ± 0.47^b

0.0022^**

0.0008^**

0.84 ± 0.37

0.75 ± 0.43

0.85 ± 0.36

0.1927

0.6787

0.86 ± 0.35^a

0.75 ± 0.44

0.50 ± 0.52^b

0.0011^**

0.0004^**

0.79 ± 0.76^a

1.26 ± 0.76^b

1.68 ± 0.55^c

< 0.0001^***

< 0.0001^***

1.40 ± 0.72^a

1.11 ± 0.82^b

1.36 ± 0.74

0.0115^*

0.0297^*

2.49 ± 1.76^a

2.94 ± 1.67^a

3.52 ± 1.63^b

0.0008^**

0.0002^**

3.27 ± 1.63^a

2.73 ± 1.81^b

2.35 ± 1.74

0.0149^*

0.0039^**

5.89 ± 0.37

5.96 ± 0.20

5.97 ± 0.17

0.0828

0.0472^*

5.95 ± 0.21^a

5.97 ± 0.18^a

5.71 ± 0.61^b

0.0010^*

0.0560