Table 1 The evaluation criteria of general cognitive function

From: Characteristic changes in the default mode network in hypertensive patients with cognitive impairment

Cognitive test

Education (years)

Borderlines of cognitive impairment (scores)

MMSE

0

≤19

 

1–6

≤22

 

>6

≤26

MoCA

0

≤13

 

1–6

≤19

 

7–12

≤24

 

>12

≤25

  1. The subjects with different educational experience who got scores equal to or lower than the borderlines in MMSE or MoCA tests were defined as cognitive impairment.
  2. MMSE Mini-Mental State Examination, MoCA Montreal Cognitive Assessment