title: Relationship of health and demographic characteristics to Mini-Mental State examination score among community residents.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710.
authors.forename: G G
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Fillenbaum
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Hughes
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Heyman
authors.forename: L K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: George
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Blazer
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002391:Catchment Area, Health; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008609:Mental Status Schedule; D008875:Middle Aged; D009657:North Carolina; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011594:Psychometrics