Table 1.
Descriptive statistics for sample demographics and cognitive functioning by condition assignment.
| Condition assignment
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suppression (n=43)
|
Monitoring (n=45)
|
Total (N=88)
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| M or n | SD or % | M or n | SD or % | M or n | SD or % | |
| Age | 46.29 | 26.81 | 48.02 | 26.32 | 47.18 | 26.42 |
| Gender (Female) | 22 | 52% | 28 | 62% | 50 | 58% |
| Race | ||||||
| Caucasian | 33 | 77% | 33 | 73% | 66 | 76% |
| African–American | 5 | 12% | 5 | 11% | 10 | 12% |
| Asian | 2 | 5% | 3 | 7% | 5 | 6% |
| Other | 2 | 5% | 4 | 9% | 6 | 7% |
| MMSE | 28.58 | 2.00 | 29.11 | 1.11 | 28.85 | 1.62 |
Note: There were no significant condition assignment group differences in any of the listed variables. MMSE=Mini-Mental Status Exam. One adult in the suppression instruction group did not report gender or race. The percentages for races do not sum to 100% in the suppression and total columns due to rounding.