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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
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Alzheimer's Research & Therapy

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