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Table 2 Demographic characteristics for the memory screening classification subgroups (upper panel) and cognitive test scores for those tested in English (lower panel). Too few participants were tested in Spanish for separate analyses

From: Community memory screening as a strategy for recruiting older adults into Alzheimer’s disease research

 

“Normal”

“Possible Decline”

“Likely Decline”

n = 297

n = 192

n = 82

Age

 Mean

72.8

75.2

78.7

 SD

(6.4)

(8.2)

(7.3)

 Range

51–95

45–96

60–95

 Missing (n)

0

0

0

Education

 Mean

16.6

15.5

15.6

 SD

(2.4)

(3.4)

(3.1)

 Range

8–20

0–20

0–20

 Missing (n)

1

2

0

Sex (M:F)

108:189

89:103

54:28

Family history +

150 (50.5%)

90 (46.9%)

25 (30.5%)

Hispanic/Latino

16 (5.4%)

22 (11.5%)

6 (7.3%)

MCQ score

 Mean

1.8

2.3

3.2

 SD

(2.1)

(2.4)

(2.6)

 Range

0–9

0–10

0–10

 Missing (n)

43

35

15

 

“Normal”

“Possible Decline”

“Likely Decline”

n = 292

n = 181

n = 79

MoCA

 Mean

26.4

21.9

19.0

 SD

(2.3)

(3.0)

(3.7)

 Range

6–30

11–29

8–23

 Missing (n)

0

0

0

Story recall immediate

 Mean

13.7

10.3

5.3

 SD

(3.1)

(3.7)

(2.8)

 Range

6–22

0–21

0–13

 Missing (n)

0

0

0

Story recall delay

 Mean

12.7

8.6

3.3

 SD

(3.5)

(3.7)

(2.4)

 Range

5–25

0–20

0–14

 Missing (n)

0

0

0

  1. SD standard deviation, MCQ Memory Concerns Questionnaire, MoCA Montreal Cognitive Assessment