“…This variable might be responsible for the sample bias that selected a group of older adults with lower educational level with better cognitive performance. 38,39 With regard to the average time of test application (44.5 ± 9.3 min), our sample landed a value twice as high as that taken by the British one (20 min). 40 This fact can be explained by the low level of literacy and the higher number of participants with dementia seen in our sample, as well as additional items incorporated into the CAMCOG-R, when compared with the version used by Roth et al 7 The long period of time allocated to the test could hinder its use in epidemiological studies or reserve it to a second phase for covering subjects with more conclusive, positive results in screening tests.…”