Table 2. Subjects’ performance in language assessment test according to age bracket.
Age bracket (years) | ANOVA sig. F (P) | |||||
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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.