The Montreal cognitive assessment: normative data from a large, population-based sample of Chinese healthy adults and validation for detecting vascular cognitive impairment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) is a valuable tool for detecting cognitive impairment, widely used in many countries. However, there is still a lack of large sample normative data and whose cut-off values for detecting cognitive impairment is considerable controversy.

Methods

The assessment conducted in this study utilizes the MoCA scale, specifically employing the Mandarin-8.1 version. This study recruited a total of 3,097 healthy adults aged over 20 years. We performed multiple linear regression analysis, incorporating age, gender, and education level as predictor variables, to examine their associations with the MoCA total score and subdomain scores. Subsequently, we established normative values stratified by age and education level. Finally, we includ

SUBMITTER: Wei Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11322342 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature