Table 3. Relationships of cognitive measures with age.
Sample Size | Mean (SD) | Standardised ß | p-value | |
PAL -- first trial memory scores | 180 | 19.4 (3.1) | –0.49 | <0.001 |
PAL -- first trial memory scores | 85* | 20.1 (3.4) | –0.63 | <0.001 |
IED – Pre-EDS errors | 176 | 5.3 (2.1) | 0.19 | 0.029 |
SWM – between search errors | 103 | 21.9 (18.6) | 0.49 | <0.001 |
SWM -- strategy | 103 | 32.8 (5.4) | 0.38 | 0.001 |
DMS -- total correct for delayed recognition | 85 | 12.5 (2.1) | –0.24 | n.s. |
Abbreviations. PAL -- Paired associates learning; IED -- Intra-Extra Dimensional Shift; DMS -- Delayed Matching to Sample; SWM -- Spatial Working Memory; n.s. – not significant.
Note. All results are adjusted for education level; * includes only the participants who completed all CANTAB measures.