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Table 4 Subscores of different cognitive domains by MMSE and MoCA in total subjects

From: A comparison of the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) with the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) for mild cognitive impairment screening in Chinese middle-aged and older population: a cross-sectional study

Domains

MMSE

MoCA

Items/maximum scores

mean ± SD

P50 (P25, P75)

Items/maximum scores

mean ± SD

P50 (P25, P75)

Orientation

Orientation to time and place/10

9.4 ± 1.4

10 (9, 10)

Orientation to time and place/6

5.5 ± 1.1

6 (5, 6)

Executive function

3-step command test/3

3.6 ± 0.9

4 (4, 4)

Trail-making test/1

3.7 ± 1.7

4 (2, 5)

Reading command test/1

  

Digit span test/2

  
   

Verbal fluency/1

  
   

Abstraction test/2

  

Calculation

Serial 7 substractions/5

3.7 ± 1.7

5 (2, 5)

Serial 7 substractions/3

2.4 ± 0.9

3 (2, 3)

Naming

Naming (pencil, watch)/2

1.9 ± 0.3

2 (2, 2)

Naming (lion, giraffe, camel)/3

2.7 ± 0.7

3 (3, 3)

Repetition

1 short sentence/1

0.9 ± 0.3

1 (1, 1)

2 longer sentences/2

1.2 ± 0.8

1 (0, 2)

Visuoconstructional skills

Copy intersecting pentagons/1

0.6 ± 0.5

1 (0, 1)

Copy cube/1

2.6 ± 1.4

3 (2, 4)

   

Draw clock face/3

  

Registration

Repeat 3 words/3

2.7 ± 0.7

3 (3, 3)

 

na

na

Recall

Recall 3 words/3

2.3 ± 1.0

3 (2, 3)

Recall 5 words/5

3.0 ± 1.7

3 (2, 5)

Writing

Write a sentence/1

0.5 ± 0.5

1 (0, 1)

 

na

na

Attention

 

na

na

Vigilance test for number ‘1’/1

0.6 ± 0.5

1 (0, 1)

  1. na not available