Clinical Correlates of Hachinski Ischemic Score and Vascular Factors in Cognitive Function of Elderly

Table 3

Relationship between HIS and the three K-MMSE groups according to K-MMSE scores.

	K-MMSE			value
	0–17 (group 1)	18–24 (group 2)	25–30 (group 3)
Number (percentage)	44 (12.64)	141 (40.52)	163 (46.8)
HIS (mean ± SD)*	2.93 (2.58)	2.48 (2.32)	2.02 (1.91)	<0.028

HIS: Hachinski ischemic score; K-MMSE: Korean version of Mini-Mental State Examination; SD: standard deviation; *statistically significant with by ANOVA test.