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Table 2 HCT, Vit.B12 and Folate and cognitive capacity (number of people and prevalence proportions)

From: In what extent anemia coexists with cognitive impairment in elderly: a cross-sectional study in Greece

 

MMSE > 24

MMSE ≤ 24

Total

 

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

HCT

   

Normal*

   

   Male

137 (65.6)

72 (34.4)

209 (100)

   Female

139 (59.9)

93 (40.1)

232 (100)

   Total

276 (62.6)

165 (37.4)

441 (100)

Abnormal

   

   Male

16 (44.4)

20 (55.6)

36 (100)

   Female

31 (52.5)

28 (47.5)

59 (100)

   Total

47 (49.5)

48 (50.5)

95 (100)

Vit.B12

   

Normal

   

   Male

144 (65.2)

77 (34.8)

221 (100)

   Female

154 (59.5)

105 (40.5)

259 (100)

   Total

298 (62.1)

182 (37.9)

480 (100)

Abnormal

   

   Male

9 (37.5)

15 (62.5)

24 (100)

   Female

16 (50)

16 (50)

32 (100)

   Total

25 (44.6)

31 (55.4)

56 (100)

Folate

   

Normal

   

   Male

149 (62.3)

90 (37.7)

239 (100)

   Female

166 (58.9)

116 (41.1)

282 (100)

   Total

315 (60.3)

206 (39.5)

521 (100)

Abnormal

   

   Male

4 (66.7)

2 (33.3)

6 (100)

   Female

4 (44.4)

5 (55.6)

9 (100)

   Total

8 (53.3)

7 (46.7)

15 (100)

  1. * Normal value of HCT ≥ 38% in male and >36 in females