Sandra Freitas|Mário R. Simões|Lara Bacelar Alves|Isabel Santana
The Relevance of Sociodemographic and Health Variables on MMSE Normative Data
University of Coimbra|University of Coimbra|University of Coimbra|University of Coimbra|Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra
mini mental state examination mmse broadly used cognitive screening instrument clinical research contexts mmse administered communitybased sample cognitively healthy adults n 850 stratified according several sociodemographic variables distribution similar observed portuguese population study aimed analyze influence sociodemographic age gender education level marital employment status geographic region geographic localization residence area health variables subjective memory complaints participant evaluated informant depressive symptoms family history dementia participants performance mmse establish normative data portuguese population education level age significantly contributed prediction mmse scores explained 26 variance regarding health variables subjective memory complaints participant showed small contribution 4 variance mmse scores according results age education considered development normative data mmse portuguese population