Table 3.
Demographic characteristics and Memory Functioning Questionnaire scores (n=350)
| Variable | n (%) | General Functioning | Retrospective Functioning | Frequency of Forgetting | Remembering Past Events | Seriousness | Mnemonics Usage | ||||||
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| Mean (SD) | t | Mean (SD) | t | Mean (SD) | t | Mean (SD) | t | Mean (SD) | t | Mean (SD) | t | ||
| Gender | |||||||||||||
| Male | 141 (40.3) | 4.36 (1.51) | 3.01* | 23.41 (6.14) | −0.32 | 85.11 (17.24) | 3.35* | 17.85 (4.33) | 0.06 | 78.58 (16.33) | −1.14 | 35.77 (9.17) | 0.17 |
| Female | 209 (59.7) | 4.83 (1.36) | 23.21 (5.65 | 91.55 (17.91) | 17.89 (5.37) | 76.50 (17.06) | 35.96 (10.79) | ||||||
| Age Group (years) | |||||||||||||
| 18-22 | 155 (44.29) | 4.24 (1.60) | −6.86* | 21.98 (5.89) | −5.37* | 86.97 (16.97) | −2.58** | 18.06 (5.15) | 0.89 | 80.05 (14.77) | 3.82* | 34.32 (11.93) | −3.61* |
| 23-27 | 195 (55.71) | 5.25 (0.83) | 25.29 (5.18) | 91.99 (18.90) | 17.58 (4.67) | 73.17 (18.77) | 38.27 (5.81) | ||||||
Statistical significance level: *(P<0.001) **(P<0.05)