Case Control Study
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World J Psychiatry. May 19, 2025; 15(5): 103256
Published online May 19, 2025. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v15.i5.103256
Table 1 Demographic, cognitive, and behavioral characteristics of healthy older adult and mild cognitive impairment populations, n (%)
Characteristic
HOA (n = 136)
MCI (n = 105)
t/χ2/K-W
P value
Age (years, mean ± SD)71.8 ± 8.177.1 ± 7.95.160< 0.001
Male45 (33.1)38 (36.2)0.2530.615
Years of education median (P25, P75)12 (9, 14)10 (7, 13.5)1.3050.192
Bereavement29 (21.3)25 (23.8)0.2110.646
Smoking history6 (4.4)7 (6.7)0.6060.738
Drinking history16 (11.8)15 (14.3)1.9870.370
Hypertension48 (35.3)41 (39.0)0.3580.549
Coronary heart disease26 (19.1)31 (29.5)3.5530.059
Diabetes18 (13.2)26 (24.8)5.2750.022
Hyperlipidemia40 (29.4)29 (27.6)0.0930.760
SCD (yes, cases)109 (80.1)89 (84.8)0.8610.354
MMSE median (P25, P75)28 (28, 29)25 (24, 27)11.048< 0.001
MoCA median (P25, P75)27 (26, 28)23 (19, 24)11.862< 0.001
CDT median (P25, P75)4 (4, 4)3 (2, 4)5.780< 0.001
BNT median (P25, P75)26 (23, 27)24 (21, 26)4.129< 0.001
DST median (P25, P75)10 (8, 11)8 (6, 10)4.271< 0.001
MBI total score median (P25, P75)0 (0, 2)0 (0, 3)2.2230.026
MBI > 150 (36.8)50 (47.6)2.8760.090
MBI > 6.56 (4.4)16 (15.3)7.2620.007
Decreased motivation > 014 (10.3)21 (20.2)4.6350.031
Emotional dysregulation17 (12.5)20 (19.2)2.0470.152
Impulse dyscontrol39 (28.7)51 (49.4)5.0630.025
Social inappropriateness1 (0.7)5 (4.8)4.0100.045
Abnormal perception or thought content
FAQ median (P25, P75)0 (0, 0)0 (0, 2)3.3720.001