Comparison of the Minimental State Examination Scale and the International HIV Dementia Scale in Assessing Cognitive Function in Nigerian HIV Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy

Table 1

Baseline data and cognitive scores for participants in the study.

Variables	HIV-positive (cases); 𝑁=208 (%)	HIV-negative (controls); 𝑁=121 (%)	𝑃 value
Gender
Male	71 (34.1%)	35 (28.9%)	0.39
Female	137 (65.9%)	86 (71.1%)
Mean age (years)	36.8 ± 8.3	38.0 ± 8.4	0.21
Mean CD4 count ± SD (cells/mm^3)	257.2	N/A
Mean score MMSE ± SD	27.7 ± 1.8	27.8 ± 1.8	0.54
Mean score IHIDS ± SD	8.36 ± 3.1	10.7 ± 0.9	0.0001

N/A: not applicable.