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Table 2 Central and variation measures for MMSE items and sumscores for the eight assessments

From: Changes in cognitive domains during three years in patients with Alzheimer's disease treated with donepezil

Test

Max score

Study entry

2 months

6 months

12 months

18 months

24 months

30 months

36 months

MMSE Items

Orientation

10

8 (6, 9)

8 (7,10)

8 (6, 9)

7 (6, 9)

7 (5, 9)

6 (4, 8)

6 (4, 8)

6 (3, 8)

Registration

3

3 (3, 3)

3 (3, 3)

3 (3, 3)

3 (3, 3)

3 (3, 3)

3 (3, 3)

3 (3, 3)

3 (3, 3)

Attention

5

5 (3, 5)

5 (3, 5)

5 (4, 5)

5 (3, 5)

5 (3, 5)

4 (2, 5)

4 (2, 5)

3 (1, 5)

Recall

3

0 (0, 1)

0 (0, 2)

0 (0, 1)

0 (0, 1)

0 (0, 1)

0 (0, 1)

0 (0, 1)

0 (0, 1)

Naming

2

2 (2, 2)

2 (2, 2)

2 (2, 2)

2 (2, 2)

2 (2, 2)

2 (2, 2)

2 (2, 2)

2 (2, 2)

Repetition

1

1 (0, 1)

1 (1, 1)

1 (1, 1)

1 (1, 1)

1 (1, 1)

1 (1, 1)

1 (1, 1)

1 (0, 1)

Comprehension

3

3 (2, 3)

3 (3, 3)

3 (3, 3)

3 (2, 3)

3 (2, 3)

3 (2, 3)

3 (2, 3)

3 (2, 3)

Reading Ability

1

1 (1, 1)

1 (1, 1)

1 (1, 1)

1 (1, 1)

1 (1, 1)

1 (1, 1)

1 (1, 1)

1 (1, 1)

Writing Ability

1

1 (1, 1)

1 (1, 1)

1 (1, 1)

1 (1, 1)

1 (1, 1)

1 (1, 1)

1 (1, 1)

1 (0, 1)

Visual Constr.

1

1 (0, 1)

1 (0, 1)

1 (0, 1)

1 (0, 1)

1 (0, 1)

1 (0, 1)

0 (0, 1)

0 (0, 1)

MMSE Sumscores

MMSE, men

30

23.4 ± 4.24

24.3 ± 4.34

24.1 ± 4.49

23.0 ± 5.62

23.0 ± 6.07

22.3 ± 6.56

21.7 ± 7.27

20.4 ± 8.12

MMSE, women

30

22.9 ± 4.12

23.8 ± 3.89

23.8 ± 3.66

22.8 ± 4.21

21.6 ± 5.12

20.6 ± 5.74

19.6 ± 6.31

18.6 ± 6.81

MMSE, total

30

23.1 ± 4.15

24.0 ± 4.05

23.9 ± 3.97

22.9 ± 4.74

22.1 ± 5.50

21.2 ± 6.07

20.4 ± 6.72

19.2 ± 7.33

  1. Note. Items are presented as Median (quartiles 25, 75), sumscores are presented as Mean ± SD. n = 118 for MMSE items and n = 158 (56 men and 102 women) for MMSE sumscores.