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Table 5 Normative values for MMSE total score by age-group and sex, and educational level (low: ≤9 years, high: >9 years)

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

Age (years):

65–69

70–74

75–79

80–84

85+

Educational level:

L

H

L

H

L

H

L

H

L

H

Men

916

491

815

513

698

382

427

273

200

96

   Median

28

29

27

28

27

28

26

27

25

27

   5 th , 10 th†

22,24

24,26

22,23

23,25

21,22

23,24

20,22

22,24

18,20

19,21

   25 th , 75 th†

26,29

27,29

26,29

27,29

25,28

26,29

24,28

25,28

22,27

25,28

   90 th , 95 th†

30,30

30,30

30,30

30,30

29,30

30,30

29,29

29,30

28,29

29,29

   Mean*

27.8

28.6

27.5

28.3

26.9

27.9

26.2

27.2

25.1

26.7

   +/- 1 SD*

25–29

26–30

24–29

26–30

23–29

25–29

22–28

24–29

20–28

23–29

   +/- 2 SDs*

19–30

21–30

18–30

20–30

15–30

20–30

16–29

18–30

11–29

14–30

Women

1019

684

1016

693

1018

628

815

442

491

270

   Median

27

28

27

28

26

27

25

27

24

25

   5 th , 10 th†

22,23

23,25

21,22

23,24

20,22

22,23

18,20

20,22

16,18

18,19

   25 th , 75 th†

25,29

27,29

25,28

26,29

24,28

25,29

22,27

24,28

21,26

23,27

   90 th , 95 th†

30,30

30,30

29,30

30,30

29,30

29,30

28,29

29,30

28,29

29,29

   Mean*

27.6

28.4

27.1

28.0

26.5

27.5

25.2

26.7

24.2

25.7

   +/- 1 SD*

24–29

26–30

23–29

25–30

22–29

24–29

20–28

23–29

19–27

21–28

   +/- 2 SDs*

16–30

20–30

15–30

19–30

14–30

17–30

11–29

14–30

9–29

11–30

  1. Percentiles of the distribution; SD Standard deviation; * Back-transformed