Research Article

Abstract Word Definition in Patients with Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment

Table 5

Word definition task performance for asMCI, amMCI, and normal controls.

asMCI patientsamMCI patientsNormal controls value

Concrete wordTotal score29.37 ± 6.2729.28 ± 8.6128.61 ± 8.92.948
No. of core meanings 12.63 ± 2.6511.92 ± 3.5511.56 ± 3.61.383
No. of supplementary meanings4.11 ± 2.505.44 ± 3.085.50 ± 3.59.103

Abstract wordTotal score21.17 ± 8.6120.85 ± 6.8520.91 ± 7.21.975
No. of core meanings 8.85 ± 2.849.37 ± 3.168.42 ± 3.27.466
No. of supplementary meanings3.49 ± 2.402.11 ± 1.574.07 ± 2.73.001

Data are presented as mean ± SD. asMCI: amnestic single-domain mild cognitive impairment. amMCI: amnestic multidomain mild cognitive impairment. No.: number.
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