. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Feb 1.

Published in final edited form as: J Hosp Med. 2010 Feb;5(2):69–75. doi: 10.1002/jhm.589

Table 1.

Demographics of elders screened for cognitive impairment during medical admission to an urban hospital in Indianapolis.

Variable	N	%/Mean (SD)
Age	997	74.8 (7.5)
% Age ≥ 85	997	12.6%
% Female	997	67.8%
% African American	997	59.4%
Education	910	10.3 (2.8)
% Education < 12 Years	910	59.1%
% Screened within 48 Hours of Admission	997	73.2%
Mean SPMSQ score at screening	997	7.7 (2.8)
% Cognitive impairment based on the SPMSQ score ≤ 8	997	42.5%