Table 3 Evidence summary [17] of cognitive tests for dementia (dementia versus no dementia)
From: How to choose the most appropriate cognitive test to evaluate cognitive complaints in primary care
Test | Studies (n) | Test time (min) | Cut-off score | Study population, % dementia | Number of participants analysed | Sens (95% CI) | Spec (95% CI) | PPV (95% CI) | NPV (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AMT | 2 | Â | 7/8 | 29 | 269 | 42 (31, 53) | 93 (89, 96) | 71 (56, 83) | 80 (74, 85) |
| Â | Â | 7/8 | 4 | 358 | 92 (64, 100) | 95 (93, 97) | 43 (25, 63) | 100 (98, 100) | |
Mini-Cog | 2 | 3–4 | 2/3 | 40 | 371 | 97 (93, 99) | 71 (65, 77) | 71 (64, 77) | 97 (93, 99) |
| Â | Â | 2/3 | 3 | 630 | 76 (54, 90) | 73 (69, 76) | 9 (5, 14) | 99 (97,100) | |
MIS | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 483 | 80 (66, 90) | 96 (94, 98) | 70 (57, 82) | 98 (96, 99) |
| Â | Â | 4 | 18 | 318 | 76 (42, 100) | 73 (56, 96) | 38 (29, 47) | 94 (89, 97) | |
| Â | Â | 4 | 12 | 240 | 86 (67, 96) | 97 (94, 99) | 80 (61, 92) | 98 (95, 100) | |
MMSE | 5 | 7–10 | 23/24 | 4 | 1115 | 91 (78, 98) | 87 (85, 89) | 23 (17, 29) | 100 (99, 100) |
| Â | Â | 23/24 | 1 | 709 | 87 (78, 95) | 89 (86, 92) | 52 (44, 60) | 98 (96, 99) | |
| Â | Â | 23/24 | 4 | 358 | 77 (46, 95) | 97 (94,98) | 46 (24, 68) | 99 (97, 100) | |
| Â | Â | 23/24 | 6 | 648 | 88 (74, 96) | 88 (85, 90) | 32 (24, 42) | 99 (98, 100) | |
| Â | Â | 23/24 | 28 | 360 | 84 (75, 90) | 88 (84, 92) | 73 (64, 81) | 94 (90, 96) | |
MMSE | 4 | 7–10 | 24/25 | 29 | 283 | 81 (70, 88) | 76 (70, 82) | 57 (48, 67) | 90 (85, 95) |
| Â | Â | 24/25 | 4 | 269 | 98 (78, 100) | 84 (79, 87) | 21 (13, 33) | 100 (99, 100) | |
| Â | Â | 24/25 | 14 | 274 | 85 (70, 94) | 81 (75, 86) | 42 (31, 54) | 97 (94, 99) | |
| Â | Â | 24/25 | 19 | 449 | 84 (75, 91) | 83 (79, 87) | 55 (46, 63) | 96 (93, 98) | |
MSQ | 2 | 4 | 7/8 | 16 | 164 | 100 (87, 100) | 84 (76, 89) | 54 (39, 69) | 100 (97, 100) |
| Â | Â | 7/8 | 4 | 358 | 92 (64, 100) | 98 (96, 99) | 67 (41, 87) | 100 (98, 100) | |
SPMSQ | 2 | 3–4 | 7/8 | 3 | 119 | 100 (29, 100) | 100 (97, 100) | 100 (29, 100) | 100 (97, 100) |
| Â | Â | Â | 7/8 | 4 | 358 | 100 (75, 100) | 97 (94, 98) | 54 (33, 75) | 100 (99, 100) |