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Relationship of health and demographic characteristics to Mini-Mental State Examination score among community residents

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

G. G. Fillenbaum ,
D. C. Hughes ,
A. Heyman ,
L. K. George  and
D. G. Blazer
G. G. Fillenbaum*
Affiliation:
Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development; Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine; and Department of Psychiatry, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
D. C. Hughes
Affiliation:
Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development; Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine; and Department of Psychiatry, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
A. Heyman
Affiliation:
Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development; Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine; and Department of Psychiatry, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
L. K. George
Affiliation:
Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development; Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine; and Department of Psychiatry, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
D. G. Blazer
Affiliation:
Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development; Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine; and Department of Psychiatry, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
*
1Address for correspondence: Dr G. G. Fillenbaum, Box 3003, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
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Synopsis

Mini-Mental State findings from an age 60+ random community sample (N = 1681) indicate that score is related to education, age and race (but not sex) and to functional status, but not to selected aspects of physical or mental health. Adjustment for demographic characteristics, particularly education, is recommended lest cognitive impairment be overestimated.

Type
Research Article
Information
Psychological Medicine , Volume 18 , Issue 3 , August 1988 , pp. 719 - 726
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1988

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