Table 1.
Sensitivity and Specificity Estimates for Detecting Dementia using the MMSE
Cut score | Sensitivity (CIs) | Specificity (CIs) |
---|---|---|
< 16 | 0.22 (0.17-0.27) | 1.00 (0.99-1.00) |
< 17 | 0.24 (0.19-0.29) | 1.00 (0.99-1.00) |
< 18 | 0.27 (0.22-0.32) | 1.00 (0.99-1.00) |
< 19 | 0.31 (0.26-0.36) | 1.00 (0.99-1.00) |
< 20 | 0.34 (0.29-0.40) | 1.00 (0.99-1.00) |
< 21 | 0.40 (0.35-0.47) | 1.00 (0.99-1.00) |
< 22 | 0.50 (0.44-0.55) | 1.00 (0.99-1.00) |
< 23 | 0.58 (0.52-0.63) | 1.00 (0.99-1.00) |
< 24 | 0.66 (0.61-0.71) | 0.99 (0.99-1.00) |
< 25 | 0.74 (0.67-0.79) | 0.99 (0.97-0.99) |
< 26 | 0.80 (0.75-0.84) | 0.96 (0.95-0.98) |
< 27 | 0.89 (0.85-0.92) | 0.91 (0.88-0.93) |
< 28 | 0.92 (0.88-0.95) | 0.78 (0.74-0.81) |
< 29 | 0.96 (0.93-0.98) | 0.57 (0.53-0.61) |
< 30 | 0.99 (0.97-1.00) | 0.27 (0.23-0.30) |