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Table 2 Toronto Cognitive Assessment (TorCA) group profiles and normative data

From: The Toronto Cognitive Assessment (TorCA): normative data and validation to detect amnestic mild cognitive impairment

Group profile

Age group

50–89 years

50–59 years

60–69 years

70–79 years

80–89 years

N

303

76

77

75

75

Male/female

104/199

29/47

22/55

20/55

33/42

Years of education, median (range)

16 (8–20)

16 (12–20)

16 (11–20)

16 (9–20)

14 (8–20)

TorCA Sum Index, mean (standard deviation)

292.6 (18.7)

296.8 (19.9)

296.9 (16.7)

290.5 (16.6)

286.0 (19.4)

TorCA Sum Index, median

295

301

298

291

289

Normative Data

Percentile range

Rating

50–89 years

50–59 years

60–69 years

70–79 years

80–89 years

 Sum Index

≤ 5

Impaired

< 261

< 258

< 272

< 262

< 257

6–24

Borderline

261–281

258–286

272–287

262–280

257–272

≥ 25

Normal limits

> 281

> 286

> 287

> 280

> 272

 Orientation

≤ 5

Impaired

< 10

< 10

< 10

< 10

< 10

6–24

Borderline

10

10

10

10

10

≥ 25

Normal limits

> 10

> 10

> 10

> 10

> 10

 Immediate Memory Recall

≤ 5

Impaired

< 15

< 17

< 16

< 15

< 14

 

6–24

Borderline

15–18

17–20

16–18

15–17

14–16

 

≥ 25

Normal limits

> 18

> 20

> 18

> 17

> 16

 Delayed Memory Recall

≤ 5

Impaired

< 10

< 14

< 12

< 8

< 6

 

6–24

Borderline

10–14

14–16

12–15

8–12

6–12

 

≥ 25

Normal limits

> 14

> 16

> 15

> 12

> 12

 Delayed Memory Recognition

≤ 5

Impaired

< 19

< 20

< 19

< 19

< 18

 

6–24

Borderline

19

20

19

19

18

 

≥ 25

Normal limits

> 19

21

> 19

> 19

> 18

 Visuospatial

≤ 5

Impaired

< 25

< 27

< 25

< 25

< 25

6–24

Borderline

25–27

27–28

25–27

25–27

25–27

≥ 25

Normal limits

> 27

> 28

> 27

> 27

> 27

 Working Memory/Attention/Executive Control

≤ 5

Impaired

< 99

< 98

< 102

< 99

< 98

 

6–24

Borderline

99–106

98–105

102–107

99–106

98–105

 

≥ 25

Normal limits

> 106

> 105

> 107

> 106

> 105

 Language

≤ 5

Impaired

< 71

< 63

< 74

< 74

< 66

6–24

Borderline

71–78

63–78

74–80

74–78

66–76

≥ 25

Normal limits

> 78

> 78

> 80

> 78

> 76