Table 1.
Comparison of Younger and Older adults on Neuropsychological measures (Means and Standard Deviation)
| Young | Older | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education | 14.63 | (1.67) | 15.63 | (2.61) | 0.14 |
| Health Rating1 | 3.89 | (0.66) | 4.17 | (0.71) | 0.23 |
| Health Satisfaction1 | 4.11 | (.81) | 4.28 | (.83) | 0.53 |
| Digit Symbol | 69.21 | (10.98) | 56.89 | (5.28) | 0.00 |
| Verbal Paired Associates2 | 26.39 | (5.42) | 22.22 | (7.82) | 0.07 |
| Dot Comparison2 | 50.39 | (10.62) | 37.83 | (5.76) | 0.00 |
| Controlled Oral Word Association (FAS) | 15.50 | (3.1) | 13.78 | (5.6) | 0.26 |
| Letter Number2 | 13.56 | (3.07) | 11.44 | (2.48) | 0.03 |
| Shipley's Vocabulary2 | 32.00 | (3.53) | 33.56 | (5.2) | 0.30 |
| MMSE | 29.42 | (0.77) | 28.44 | (1.38) | 0.01 |
1
Health Rating and Health Satisfaction were measured on a 1 to 5 scale. A rating of 4 equals better than average.
2
Young N=18