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Table 4 Prevalence (%) of lower Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) scores (<24) among participants segregated according to educational level

From: Cognitive function among hemodialysis patients in Japan

Age group

Patients on hemodialysis

Controls

 

% ± SD

n/N

% ± SD

n/N

1-9 years*

29.2 ± 5.6

19/65

14.3 ± 2.1

38/266

10-12 years*

13.9 ± 4.1

10/72

2.6 ± 0.7

12/460

13+ years

0 ± 0

0/17

0.7 ± 0.7

1/147

  1. The obtained data were analyzed using a χ2 test or Fisher's exact test between HD patients and controls.
  2. *Indicates a significant difference (P <0.05) between groups.
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Annals of General Psychiatry

ISSN: 1744-859X