Table 1 Baseline demographic characteristics of the health education group, CT + InTC group, and CT + VRTC group

From: Adaptive community care for mild cognitive impairment: a SMART randomized trial with cognitive and implementation outcomes

Variable

Health education group (n = 20)

CT + InTC Group (n = 30)

CT + VRTC Group (n = 32)

P value

Sex, n (%)

 Male

8 (40.00)

10 (33.33)

11 (34.38)

0.880

 Female

12 (60.00)

20 (66.67)

21 (65.62)

 

Age, X ± SD

72.75 ± 7.53

72.37 ± 6.88

69.47 ± 4.94

0.111

BMI (kg/m²), X ± SD

24.87 ± 2.58

23.75 ± 3.03

23.78 ± 2.54

0.296

Years of education, X ± SD

11.10 ± 3.60

10.63 ± 3.03

10.11 ± 2.35

0.489

Living alone, n (%)

   

0.810

 Yes

3 (15.00)

4 (13.33)

3 (9.38)

 

 No

17 (85.00)

26 (86.67)

29 (90.62)

 

Household income (RMB), n (%)

   

0.290

 ≤30,000

5 (25.00)

6 (20.00)

2 (6.25)

 

 30,000–90,000

14 (70.00)

22 (73.33)

25 (78.12)

 

 90,000–120,000

0 (0.00)

2 (6.67)

4 (12.50)

 

 >120,000

1 (5.00)

0 (0.00)

1 (3.13)

 

Chronic diseases, n (%)

 Diabetes

4 (20.00)

4 (13.33)

5 (15.63)

0.550

 Hypertension

8 (40.00)

8 (26.67)

8 (25.00)

0.474

 Cardiovascular disease

5 (25.00)

5 (16.67)

5 (15.63)

0.480

 Cancer

1 (5.00)

0 (0.00)

1 (3.13)

0.265

 Kidney disease

0

1 (3.33)

1 (3.13)

0.717

 Osteoarthritis

3 (15.00)

2 (6.67)

3 (9.38)

0.620

 Respiratory diseases

0

3 (10.00)

0

0.067

 Digestive diseases

0

1 (3.33)

2 (6.25)

0.502

MoCA

21.50 ± 2.28

22.20 ± 2.22

22.56 ± 1.92

0.219

Memory Guard Scale score

27.99 ± 3.31

27.25 ± 4.31

27.67 ± 2.88

0.764

Sarcopenia

 Yes

6

4

2

0.060

 No

14

26

30

 

EQ-VAS scores

0.97 ± 0.73

0.99 ± 0.32

0.95 ± 0.77

0.055

EQ-VAS score

79.10 ± 12.64

79.37 ± 8.15

81.28 ± 12.52

0.724

GDS-15

2.40 ± 1.57

2.50 ± 1.57

3.18 ± 2.42

0.258

  1. CT+InTC = cognitive training combined with in-person Tai Chi; CT + VRTC = cognitive training combined with virtual reality Tai Chi. BMI = body mass index; MoCA = Montreal Cognitive Assessment; GDS-15 = Geriatric Depression Scale-15; SSRS = Social Support Rating Scale; EQ-VAS scores = health-related quality of life index derived from EQ-5D-5L; EQ-VAS = EuroQol visual analog scale.