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Table 3 Normative values for MMSE total score by age-group and sex (group without dementia)

From: Brief cognitive assessment in a UK population sample – distributional properties and the relationship between the MMSE and an extended mental state examination

	Age-group (years)
	65–69	70–74	75–79	80–84	85+
Men (total)	1407	1328	1080	700	296
Median	28	28	27	26	25
5 ^th , 10 ^th pcntle	23,25	22,24	21,23	21,23	18,20
25 ^th , 75 ^th pcntle	27,29	26,29	25,29	24,28	23,28
90 ^th , 95 ^th pcntle	30,30	30,30	29,30	29,29	28,29
Mean*	28.0	27.8	27.2	26.6	25.7
+/- 1 SD*	25–29	25–29	23–29	23–29	21–28
+/- 2 SDs*	20–30	18–30	16–30	16–30	11–30
Women (total)	1703	1707	1646	1257	761
Median	28	27	27	25	24
5 ^th , 10 ^th pcntle	22,23	21,23	21,22	19,20	17,19
25 ^th , 75 ^th pcntle	26,29	25,29	24,28	23,27	21,27
90 ^th , 95 ^th pcntle	30,30	30,30	29,30	29,29	28,29
Mean*	27.9	27.5	26.8	25.7	24.7
+/- 1 SD*	24–30	24–29	23–29	21–28	19–28
+/- 2 SDs*	17–30	16–30	14–30	11–29	9–29

* Back-transformed; pcntle Percentile of the distribution; SD Standard deviation

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