Research Article

Montreal Cognitive Assessment and Modified Mini Mental State Examination in African Americans

Table 1

Characteristics of 415 African Americans with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

VariableMean (SD) or %Range

Demographics
Age (years)58.2 (9.3)35–83
Female 61.3
Education (years)
12 10.8
 1224.3
 13–15 45.1
1619.8
Health related characteristics
Diabetes duration (years)13.0 (7.7)1.2–56.6
Body mass index (kg/m2)35.9 (8.8)17.9–75.7
Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)131.4 (17.7)78.5–194.0
Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg)76.9 (11.2)48.0–110.0
Smoking
 Never46.7
 Past31.0
 Current22.3
Hypertension (%)83.3
Fasting glucose (mmol/L)8.3 (3.6)2.8–25.1
Hemoglobin A1c (%)8.0 (2.0)4.7–15.9
Serum creatinine (μmol/L)88.4 (26.5)40.7–388.1
Thyroid stimulating hormone (μIU/L)1.7 (1.0)0.01–4.98
Vitamin B12 (pmol/L)487.1 (272.9)152.8–1476
Cognitive function
MoCA (0–30)19.8 (3.8)6–29
3MSE (0–100)86.9 (8.2)46–100
RAVLT delayed recall (0–15)6.1 (2.9)1–15
DSC (0–133)51.1 (16.2)2–96
Verbal fluency for animals (0–undefined)16.1 (4.5)8–31
Stroop interference (seconds)37.1 (16.4)−20–134

MoCA, Montreal Cognitive Assessment; 3MSE, Modified Mini Mental State Examination; RAVLT, Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test; DSC, Digit Symbol Coding.