Table 1.
Participant Characteristics
| Measure | Mean | (SD) | r with age |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education (years) | 17.336 | (2.429) | −0.027 |
| MMSE | 29.541 | (0.621) | 0.004 |
| BDI | 2.590 | (3.100) | 0.145 |
| Vocabulary | 58.344 | (4.604) | 0.007 |
| Color Vision | 13.869 | (0.499) | −0.239 |
| Corrected Visual Acuity | −0.010 | (0.087) | 0.393 |
Note. n = 61; values are presented as mean (standard deviation, SD); MMSE = score on the Mini-Mental State Exam (Folstein et al., 1975); BDI = score on the Beck Depression Inventory (Beck, 1978); Vocabulary = raw score on the vocabulary subtest of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence (WAIS) Scale III (Wechsler, 1997); Color Vision = score on Dvorine color plates (Dvorine, 1963); Corrected Visual Acuity = logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution (MAR), for the Freiburg Visual Acuity Test (Bach, 1996). A log MAR score of 0 corresponds to Snellen 20/20, with negative values indicating better resolution. Thus, the positive correlation for acuity represents age-related decline in this measure. Significant effects are presented in bold.