Table 1.

Characteristics of Participants

	Young Adults	Older Adults
N	61	45
Mean Age (range)	19.3 (18-22)	73.3 (61-87)
Mean MMSEa score	NA	28.8
Male : Female ratio	27 : 34	13 : 32
Mean Education (years)	13.4	14.8**
Mean Mill Hill Vocabulary Score	15.2	16.0*
Mean Self Rated Healthb	4.4	4.3

^*Note. Significant differences between the groups are denoted by (p < .05)

^**(p < .01).

^aMMSE = MiniMental State Examination (Folstein et al., 1975)

^bSelf-rated health responses. varied from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent). .