Table 4:

MTA, total WMH score, and CVRF score for each diagnostic group*

NCIna-MCIa-MCIProbable ADF Values
MTA score.54a (0.5).50a (0.5)1.18b (1.0)1.98c (1.1)28.46
[.37–.71][.35–.64][.93–1.44][1.59–2.35]
CVRF score2.16 (1.5)2.85 (1.7)2.75 (1.4)2.44 (1.7)1.68
[1.67–2.65][2.3–3.33][2.40–3.10][1.83–3.05]
Total WMH score4.25a (3.7)5.89ab (5.6)8.69bc (7.6)11.09c (8.7)8.21
[3.07–5.43][4.34–7.42][6.81–10.57][8.06–14.11]
  • Note:—MTA indicates medial temporal atrophy; CVRF, cardiovascular risk factor.

  • * Means with different alphabetic superscripts (a,b,c) are significantly different at P < .05 by the Scheffe post hoc procedure.

  • P ≤ .01.

  • P < .001.