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Table 2 Distribution of dementia severity at death, using estimated mini-mental state examination scores

From: Dementia severity at death: a register-based cohort study

  

Estimated MMSE scores (n = 1400)

Estimated MMSE scores within 1 year of death (n = 782)

Mean (SD)

 

15.3 (7.0)

16.3 (6.8)

Dementia severity

n (% (95% CI))

Mild

311 (22.2 (20.1, 24.5))

142 (18.2 (15.6, 21.0))

Moderate

706 (50.4 (47.8, 53.0))

389 (49.7 (46.3, 53.2))

Severe

383 (27.4 (25.1, 29.8))

251 (32.1 (28.9, 35.5))

  1. KEY: MMSE = mini-mental state examination
  2. Notes: Mild dementia = estimated MMSE 20–30; moderate dementia = 10–19; Severe dementia = 0–9
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BMC Psychiatry

ISSN: 1471-244X

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