Sex differences in cognitive impairment in Alzheimer’s disease

Table 2 Studies assessing sex differences in visuospatial abilities for Alzheimer’s disease patients

Ref.	Sample size		MMSE		Tasks	Finding
	M	F	M	F
Beinhoff et al[45]	26	23	25.6	24.7	FC	M > F
Henderson et al[46]	22	24	Not given		FC	NS
Henderson et al[46]	270	377	17.5	17.3	FC	NS
Buckwalter et al[55]	72	87	17.8	16.5	BD	NS
					FC	NS
Perneczky et al[81]	50	43	23.9	23.0	FC	NS
Cushman et al[90]	22	12	24.03		JLO	NS
Heun et al[101]	171	267	15.5	16.3	FC	M > F
Millet et al[102]	20	20			Corsi,	NS
					Corsi (b), VPT	M > F
Henderson et al[136]	26	27	13.8	11.8	FC	NS

M: Male; F: Female; NS: Not significant; MMSE: Mini mental state examination; BD: Block design; Corsi: Corsi block tapping; Corsi (b): Corsi block tapping (backwards); FC: Figure copying; JLO: Judgment of line orientation; VPT: Vecchi’s pathway task.