Skip to main content

Table 1 Characteristics of the study groups.

From: Validating the Time and Change test to screen for dementia in elderly Koreans

Characteristic

Hospital* (n = 59)

Community (n = 405)

Age: years, mean ± SD

73.2 ± 7.9

73.2 ±

(range)

(58–90)

(65–97)

Gender: female, n (%)

33 (55.9)

238 (58.5)

Education: years, mean ± SD

4.2 ± 5.4

3.1 ± 4.0

(range)

(0–16)

(0–16)

Living alone: n (%)

32 (62.7)

118 (29.0)

  1. SD = standard deviation.
  2. *Referred to in main text as area A (see Methods).
  3. Referred to in main text as area B (see Methods).