Research Article

Changes in the Rhythm of Speech Difference between People with Nondegenerative Mild Cognitive Impairment and with Preclinical Dementia

Table 1

Groups’ characteristic mean (SD). Mann-Whitney test (standardised test).

nodMCI group ()preAD group ()Mann-Whitney (standardised test)

Average age78.73 (10.07)82.92 (5.02)385 (-1.080)
Men-women20 (27%)–53 (73%)4 (31%)–9 (69%)
Years of schooling8.78 (4.13)8.31 (4.71)558 (1.048)
MMSE ponderated23.25 (4.63)24.31 (4.37)380 (-1.073)
Buschke’ MIS total4.96 (2.04)4.11 (1.36)315 (1.339)
Buschke’ MIS FreeRetr1.22 (1.21)0.33 (0.50)346 (2.019)
Buschke’ MIS CuedRetr1.83 (1.18)2.44 (1.01)282 (0.812)
Boston Denomination Test11.02 (4.61)7.50 (5.89)81 (-1.455)
Fluency Isaacs’ Test31.52 (7.14)32.69 (5.75)434 (-0.341)
Phonological fluency6.53 (3.03)6.62 (3.30)437 (-0.299)
Goldberg’s Depression Test4.73 (4.45)4 (3.11)456 (0.269)

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