Table 2.

Demographics: samples of subjects with NCI, na-MCI, a-MCI, and probable AD*

NCIna-MCIa-MCIProbable AD
Sample sizen = 40n = 53n = 65n = 34
Age (SD)71.0a (5.6)74.2ab (6.1)75.3b (6.6)76.6b (6.5)
Years of education (SD)14.6b (3.9)11.7a (3.4)13.8ab (3.0)13.1ab (3.7)
% Female67.5%40.7%46.7%53.3%
MMSE (SD)29.3c (.9)27.0b (2.4)26.8b (2.3)22.7a (2.8)
  • Note:—NCI indicates no cognitive impairment; na-MCI, nonamnestic mild cognitive impairment; a-MCI, amnestic mild cognitive impairment; AD, Alzheimer disease; MMSE, Mini-Mental State Examination.

  • * Means with different alphabetic superscripts (a,b,c) are significantly different at P < .05 by the Scheffe post hoc procedure.