Usefulness of 1-Min Animal Test as a Mental Status Screening Examination in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Sadahiko Uchimoto

Department of Internal Medicine, Fujiidera Municipal Hospital, Japan

^*Correspondance to: Sadahiko Uchimoto 

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Abstract:

Background: It has been reported that patients with type 2 diabetes have a high incidence of dementia. Early detection of dementia is important in patients with diabetes. Revised Hasegawa Dementia Scale (HDS-R) takes about 10 min to complete, is commonly used as a mental status screening examination in Japan. One-Minute Animal Test (OMAT) takes 1 min to complete. We examined for its usefulness at detecting cognitive decline in patients with type 2 diabetes. Methods: A total of 220 consecutive patients with type 2 diabetes who visited the outpatient clinic at the Fujiidera Municipal Hospital were enrolled. The patients underwent the OMAT and HDS-R on the same day. The patient with a score of 20 or less on HDS-R was HDS-R(+). To explore the association of HDS-R(+), univariate logistic regression analysis and multivariate logistic regression analysis were performed by using parameters of OMAT and clinical characteristics. Results: Age, male sex, presence of cerebrovascular disease, and OMAT were significant factors associated with HDS-R(+) at univariate logistic regression analysis. OMAT was a significant factor associated with HDS-R(+) with age and male sex at multivariate logistic regression analysis. Conclusions: OMAT is a simple and useful test as a mental status screening examination in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Keywords:

1-min animal test; Revised hasegawa dementia scale; Dementia; Type 2 diabetes

Cite the Article:

Uchimoto S. Usefulness of 1-Min Animal Test as a Mental Status Screening Examination in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes. Clin Case Rep Int. 2022; 6: 1269.