Cases (n = 50) | Controls (n = 50) | p value | |
Males [N (%)] | 36 (53.7%) | 31 (46.3%) | 0.288 |
Age (mean ±SD) | 65.08 ± 4.06 | 65.60 ± 4.95 | 0.567 |
Smokers [N (%)] | 14 (51.9%) | 13 (48.1%) | 0.822 |
Education ≤ 12 years [N (%)] | 38 (50.7%) | 37 (49.3%) | 0.968 |
Below high school | 38 (76.0%) | 38 (76.0%) | 1.000 |
High school | 3 (6.0%) | 3 (6.0%) | |
Above high school | 9 (18.0%) | 9 (18.0%) | |
MMSE (mean ±SD) | 28.22 ± 1.11 | 28.56 ± 1.15 | 0.135 |
GDS (mean ±SD) | 1.46 ± 0.89 | 1.16 ± 0.89 | 0.094 |
Normal block design [N (%)] | 23 (50.00%) | 23 (50.00%) | 1.000 |
Normal clock drawing test [N (%)] | 13 (37.1%) | 22 (62.9%) | 0.059 |
Normal digit span backwards [N (%)] | 8 (30.8%) | 18 (69.2%) | 0.000 |
Normal animal verbal fluency [N (%)] | 12 (48.0%) | 13 (52.0%) | 0.817 |
Normal EXIT 25 [N (%)] | 33 (39.8%) | 50 (60.2%) | 0.023 |