Table 1. Characteristics of the sample divided by age group.
Younger adults | Older adults | |
(n = 19) | (n = 15) | |
Handedness score | 92.4 (9.28) | 92.5 (9.60) |
MMSE score | - | 29.2 (0.78) |
Years of education | 15.7 (3.25) | 14.9 (3.11) |
DSST raw score | 86.0 (14.2) | 61.3 (11.0) |
DSST standardized score | 11.6 (2.77) | 10.7 (2.29) |
SWT raw score | 32.4 (3.24) | 32.9 (2.10) |
SWT standardized score | 0.43 (0.57) | 0.47 (0.44) |
Values represent mean scores and standard deviations (parenthesized). DSST and SWT values are shown as raw scores and as standardized scores adjusted to the following means: DSST: M = 10, SD = 3 (age-adjusted); SWT: M = 0, SD = 1.