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Table 1 Criteria for the participants’ categorization

From: Physical exercise for prevention of dementia (EPD) study: background, design and methods

Category groups

Criteria

MAC-Q score

Neuropsychological tests

MMSE and CDR scores

A

Subjects without subjective or objective cognitive impairment

< 25

normal

• MMSE ≥24

• CDR = 0.0

B

Subjects with SMC

≥25

normal

• MMSE ≥24

• CDR = 0.0

C

Subjects with MCI

Any score

At least one pathological score

• MMSE ≥24

• CDR = 0.5

  1. SMC Subjective Memory Complaints, MCI Mild Cognitive Impairment, MAC-Q Memory Complaint Questionnaire, MMSE Mini- Mental State Examination, CDR Clinical Dementia Rating