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A 5-year longitudinal study of the Mini-Mental State Examination in normal aging
Jacqmin-Gadda H, Fabrigoule C, Commenges D, Dartigues JF.. American journal of epidemiology, 1997-03-01
Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies
The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) measures global cognitive performance and is often used as a screening test for dementia. This paper presents a 5-year longitudinal study of the MMSE score in a sample of 2,537 non-demented French community residents aged 65 years and older who were participants in the Paquid Study in 1988-1992. Subjects were evaluated at the baseline visit (T0) and 1 year (T1), 3 years (T3), and 5 years (T5) later.
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Jacqmin-Gadda, H., Fabrigoule, C., Commenges, D., & Dartigues, J. F. (1997). A 5-year longitudinal study of the Mini-Mental State Examination in normal aging. American journal of epidemiology. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009137
Vancouver
Jacqmin-Gadda H, Fabrigoule C, Commenges D, Dartigues JF. A 5-year longitudinal study of the Mini-Mental State Examination in normal aging. American journal of epidemiology. 1997. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009137. PMID: 9063339.
BibTeX
@article{jacqmingadda1997-9063339,
author = {Jacqmin-Gadda, H. and Fabrigoule, C. and Commenges, D. and Dartigues, J. F.},
title = {{A 5-year longitudinal study of the Mini-Mental State Examination in normal aging}},
journal = {American journal of epidemiology},
year = {1997},
doi = {10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009137},
pmid = {9063339},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009137}
}
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Key findings
- This paper presents a 5-year longitudinal study of the MMSE score in a sample of 2,537 non-demented French community residents aged 65 years and older who were participants in the Paquid Study in 1988-1992.
- Subjects were evaluated at the baseline visit (T0) and 1 year (T1), 3 years (T3), and 5 years (T5) later.
- Analyses performed with a random effects linear model showed that the score rose between T0 and T1 (by 0.60 points for subjects aged 65 years at T0 to 0.83 points for subjects aged 85 years at T0), then it decreased very slightly between T1 and T5 (by 0.02 points for subjects aged 65 years to 0.57 points for subjects aged 85 years).
- The improvement during the first year, which was larger for less educated subjects, may be explained by the stress due to the test situation at T0 or by a learning effect at T1.
Why it matters
This five-year study followed Mini-Mental State Examination scores in 2,537 non-demented older French residents and found scores changed over time with age. It describes normal test score patterns and does not address treating, curing or preventing Alzheimer's disease.
Study details
- Study designcross-sectional
- Evidence strengthModerate
How this study scored 50/100
Published in a peer-reviewed journal, and it is a snapshot of people at one point in time. Scored zero for sample size, effect reported, studied in people and randomised / blinded because the record does not state it.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 7 / 10 | Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (American journal of epidemiology) |
| Journal's citation record | 3 / 4 | American Journal of Epidemiology: journal h-index 416 (OpenAlex, 2026-10-29) |
| Study design | 4 / 12 | A snapshot of people at one point in time |
| Strength of evidence | 3 / 5 | Rated “moderate” in our summary |
| Peer-review validation | 10 / 10 | Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal. |
| How recent | 1 / 5 | 1997 — older than 20 years, still counted |
| Sample size | 0 / 4 | Participant count not stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Effect reported | 0 / 3 | No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Studied in people | 0 / 3 | Not stated whether this was studied in people — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Randomised / blinded | 0 / 2 | No randomisation or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Times cited | 5 / 7 | Cited 279 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10) |
| Citations per year | 3 / 5 | 9.0 citations a year over 31 year(s) since 1997 |
| Impact for its field and year | 3 / 6 | Cited 7.4× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI) |
| Cited by studies here | 3 / 6 | Cited by 14 other studies in this library |
| Still being cited | 1 / 4 | Cited 8 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex) |
| Senior author's track record | 3 / 4 | Last-listed author Jean‐François Dartigues: h-index 65 (OpenAlex, whole career) |
| Institution's track record | 2 / 3 | Inserm: institution h-index 1,988 (OpenAlex) |
| Multi-centre collaboration | 0 / 3 | OpenAlex lists 1 institution(s) in 1 country — scores zero (affiliation lists can be incomplete) |
| Indexed in PubMed | 2 / 2 | Indexed in PubMed (PMID 9063339) |
| Free to read | 0 / 2 | Behind a paywall — scores zero |
| Total | 50 / 100 | — |
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- DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009137
- PubMed: 9063339
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