THE MINI-MENTAL-STATE-EXAMINATION - NORMATIVE STUDY OF AN ITALIAN RANDOM SAMPLE

We provide a set of normative data on the Mini-Mental State Examinatio n (MMSE) from a random sample of 906 normal, healthy subjects of both sexes, 20 to 79 years of age. Subjects were selected in six Italian ci ties and in the Republic of San Marino. Results show the significant i nfluence of sociodemographic variables, such as age and education, on MMSE performance. We used Multiple Linear Regression Analyses to corre ct MMSE normative values for these demographic effects. The analyses a llow us to specify cutoff scores for distinguishing ''normal'' perform ance from ''borderline'' and pathologic performance.