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Table 1 Summary of the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and clinical results in residents of nursing homes.

From: Prevalence of dementia and Alzheimer's disease in elders of nursing homes and a senior center of Durango City, Mexico

Age group

Subjects tested with MMSE

Subjects with grades below the 25 MMSE cut off point

Patients with dementia (pooled cases)

Patients with ADa

Patients with VaDb

51–64

4

2 (50.0%)

1 (25.0%)

1 (25.0%)

0 (0.0%)

65–74

26

14 (53.8%)

3 (11.5%)

1 (3.8%)

2 (7.7%)

75–84

72

49 (68.1%)

10 (13.9%)

8 (11.1%)

2 (2.8%)

85–94

46

32 (69.6%)

8 (17.4%)

7 (15.2%)

1 (2.2%)

95–99

7

5 (71.4%)

3 (42.9%)

1 (14.3%)

2 (28.6%)

Total (%)

155

102 (65.8%)

25 (16.1%)

18 (11.6%)

7 (4.5%)

  1. aAD: Alzheimer's disease. bVaD: Vascular dementia.