Research Article

Montreal Cognitive Assessment: Seeking a Single Cutoff Score May Not Be Optimal

Table 4

Covariate effects on latent class in odds ratios and 95% confidence interval [LL, UL].

CovariatesSeverely impairedMildly impaired
CoefficientsOdds ratiosCoefficientsOdds ratios

Gender1.74 [0.73, 2.75]5.70 [2.08, 15.59]0.70 [0.11, 1.28]2.00 [1.12, 3.60]
Age1.32 [0.90, 1.74]3.75 [2.47, 5.70]0.57 [0.32, 0.82]1.77 [1.38, 2.26]
Living alone−0.20 [−1.24, 0.83]0.82 [0.29, 2.30]−0.35 [−1.25, 0.56]0.71 [0.29, 1.75]
Manual worker−0.47 [−1.44, 0.49]0.62 [0.24, 1.63]−0.89 [−1.57, −0.21]0.41 [0.21, 0.81]
Education−2.20 [−2.89, −1.51]0.11 [0.06, 0.22]−1.32 [−1.66, −0.97]0.27 [0.19, 0.38]
Having dis. his.−0.30 [−1.08, 0.47]0.74 [0.34, 1.65]−0.37 [−0.95, 0.21]0.69 [0.39, 1.23]
Having fam. his.−0.88 [−2.15, 0.39]0.41 [0.12, 1.48]−0.47 [−1.23, 0.28]0.62 [0.29, 1.33]

LL = lower limit; UL = upper limit; ; living status = living alone or not; dis. his = disease history; Fam. his = family history; Manual = manual worker (1) vs. mental worker (0).