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We used the Japanese version of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment to categorize participants into 2 groups: those with and without cognitive impairment. As the pattern of daily household EC is different between lower and higher temperature ranges because of the use of heating and cooling equipment, we divided the daily household EC into 3 temperature ranges. Using a linear mixed model, we evaluated the association between daily household EC, daily outside temperature, and the groups.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n \n After excluding 12 participants, they were categorized into 2 groups: those with (10\/28, 36%) and without cognitive impairment (18\/28, 64%). The daily household EC data consisting of 9391 points showed two characteristics: (1) daily household EC was significantly lower in the group with cognitive impairment than in the group without cognitive impairment in the high temperature range (2.158 kWh at 25 \u00b0C,\n P<\/jats:italic>\n =.02; 3.712 kWh at 30 \u00b0C,\n P<\/jats:italic>\n <.001). The increase in EC with rising temperature from 25 \u00b0C to 30 \u00b0C was less in the group with cognitive impairment (2.387 kWh,\n P<\/jats:italic>\n <.001) than in the group without cognitive impairment (3.940 kWh,\n P<\/jats:italic>\n <.001); and (2) a tendency for lower daily household EC in the group with cognitive impairment was observed in the moderate temperature range (1.795 kWh at 15 \u00b0C,\n P<\/jats:italic>\n =.06; 1.582 kWh at 20 \u00b0C,\n P<\/jats:italic>\n =.08).\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n The group with cognitive impairment may use less cooling equipment in the high temperature range and fewer home appliances in the moderate temperature range. 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