Montreal Cognitive Assessment and Modified Mini Mental State Examination in African Americans
Table 2
Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) scores by age and education in 414 African Americans.
Age (years)
Education
All
<12 years
12 years
13–15 years
16+ years
Mean (SD) median
Mean (SD) median
Mean (SD) median
Mean (SD) median
Mean (SD) median
<55
15
18.8 (3.1) 19.0
50
19.3 (3.9) 19.5
66
20.7 (3.4) 20.0
28
23.4 (3.1) 24.0
159
20.5 (3.8) 20.0
55–65
15
18.0 (3.0) 18.0
38
18.4 (3.7) 18.5
74
19.8 (3.3) 20.0
36
22.3 (3.6) 23.0
163
19.8 (3.7) 20.0
>65
15
14.4 (3.3) 15.0
13
17.7 (4.2) 19.0
46
19.2 (2.9) 19.5
18
21.6 (3.1) 21.0
92
18.7 (3.9) 19.0
All
45
17.1 (3.6) 17.0
101
18.7 (3.8) 19.0
186
19.9 (3.3) 20.0
82
22.5 (3.4) 23.0
414
19.8 (3.8) 20.0
Note: MoCA scores are raw scores, with no extra point given for education ≤12 years. , not 415, because age was missing for one person. Range for age <55 is 35–54; range for >65 is 66–83 years. For participants with <12 years of education, 11 had 5–8 years and 34 had 9–11 years.
