Abstract Word Definition in Patients with Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment

Table 4

Word definition task performance for aMCI patients and normal controls.

		aMCI patients	Normal controls	value
Concrete word	Total score	27.61 ± 7.20	30.34 ± 8.91	.72
	No. of core meanings	11.55 ± 3.15	12.52 ± 3.57	.125
	No. of supplementary meanings	4.50 ± 2.65	5.31 ± 3.26	.145
Abstract word	Total score	19.45 ± 5.87	22.23 ± 6.85	.020
	No. of core meanings	8.46 ± 2.80	9.15 ± 2.97	.204
	No. of supplementary meanings	2.52 ± 2.02	3.94 ± 2.31	.001

Data are presented as mean ± SD. aMCI: amnestic mild cognitive impairment. No.: number.
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