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Table 1 Demographic, medical history, medication, and subjective cognitive decline (SCD) information by cognitive screening classification

From: Effectiveness and utilization of a cognitive screening program for primary geriatric care

 

Normal Cognition

Depression

MCI

Dementia

 

(n = 177)

(n = 115)

(n = 107)

(n = 239)

p-value

Age

73.8 (8.4)

70.4 (10.0)

76.7 (8.2)

79.6 (8.1)

 < .001

Education (years)

15.8 (3.0)

14.7 (3.2)

15.3 (2.9)

14.2 (3.3)

 < .001

Sex (M/F)

86/91

38/77

53/54

90/149

 < .01

Mini-Mental State Exam (MMSE)

28.4 (1.5)

28.1 (1.6)

27.1 (1.7)

22.3 (4.2)

 < .001

Beck Depression Inventory (BDI)

8.2 (6.3)

18.3 (8.3)

7.5 (5.6)

8.8 (7.4)

 < .001

Medical History (% yes)

 Head Injury

13.9

21.6

21.4

14.1

 

 Stroke or TIA

11.0

16.1

16.2

17.1

 

 Past Depression

20.7

41.6

16.8

17.0

 

 Current Depression

22.7

52.7

10.4

23.7

 

SCD Total Score

3.3 (1.4)

3.9 (1.3)

3.0 (1.5)

3.2 (1.5)

 < .001

SCD Items (% yes)

 Persistent Memory Difficulties

77.5

88.7

76.4

82.6

 

 Difficulty Finding Words

71.4

83.3

46.2

54.6

 

 Difficulty Remembering Names

76.6

85.2

72.1

69.5

 

 Misplaces Belongings

61.1

68.4

66.0

63.7

 

 Difficulty with Complex Tasks

45.3

59.5

36.5

54.6

 

Current Medications (% yes)

 Cholinesterase Inhibitor

2.3

5.3

1.9

7.7

 

 Antidepressant

18.0

40.4

13.3

20.6

 

 Neuroleptic

1.7

3.5

1.9

2.6

 

 Anticholinergic

5.2

6.2

7.6

10.3

 
  1. Mean (s.d.) age, education, Mini-Mental State Exam score, Beck Depression Inventory score, and sex distribution are shown. The percentage of patients endorsing each medical history, medication, and subjective cognitive decline (SCD) question are shown