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. 2009 Oct 6;127(3):134–139. doi: 10.1590/S1516-31802009000300005

Table 2. Subjects’ performance in language assessment test according to age bracket.

Age bracket (years) ANOVA sig. F (P)
17-30 30-50 51 and over Total
Guided interview Mean 11.71 (0.47) 11.91 (0.30) 11.82 (0.39) 11.84 (0.37) 0.264
Automatisms - form Mean 29.00 (0.00) 29.00 (0.00) 29.00 (0.00) 29.00 (0.00) Not applicable
Automatisms - content Mean 3.00 (0.00) 3.00 (0.00) 3.00 (0.00) 3.00 (0.00) Not applicable
Oral comprehension Mean 40.57 (1.87) 39.81 (1.80) 39.32 (2.24) 39.74 (2.04) 0.150
Repetition Mean 32.86 (0.36) 32.44 (0.80) 32.32 (1.09) 32.46 (0.90) 0.172
Reading Mean 32.79 (0.43) 32.28 (1.02) 31.97 (1.59) 32.24 (1.26) 0.119
Graphical comprehension Mean 12.57 (0.76) 12.72 (0.63) 12.21 (1.07) 12.47 (0.89) 0.055
Naming Mean 29.00 (1.84) 27.66 (2.55) 27.79 (2.64) 27.95 (2.50) 0.220
Lexical availability Mean 23.71 (6.02) 21.16 (5.98) 16.85 (6.61) 19.78 (6.74) 0.001
Buccofacial praxis Mean 5.93 (0.27) 5.91 (0.30) 5.79 (0.48) 5.86 (0.38) 0.385
Oral comprehension - parts of the body Mean 8.00 (0.00) 7.91 (0.39) 7.97 (0.17) 7.95 (0.27) 0.476
Handling of objects Mean 8.00 (0.00) 7.97 (0.18) 7.94 (0.24) 7.96 (0.19) 0.614
Copying Mean 4.00 (0.00) 3.97 (0.18) 3.94 (0.34) 3.96 (0.25) 0.750
Dictation Mean 12.86 (0.36) 11.59 (1.85) 10.64 ( 2.93) 11.42 (2.36) 0.009
Graphical comprehension - parts of the body Mean 8.00 (0.00) 7.78 (0.49) 7.94 (0.34) 7.89 (0.39) 0.122
Naming of actions Mean 5.93 (0.27) 5.81 (0.47) 5.53 (1.21) 5.71 (0.86) 0.242
Number repetition Mean 10.00 (0.00) 9.97 (0.18) 10.00 (0.00) 9.99 (0.11) 0.478
Reading of numbers Mean 10.00 (0.00) 9.91 (0.39) 9.68 (0.84) 9.83 (0.61) 0.156

Data are reported as means ± standard deviation (SD). ANOVA = analysis of variance; sig = significance. F (P) ≤ 0.005.