Table 3.
Older adult demographic, neuropsychological, executive function, and language task performance (mean ± standard deviation).
Anglophone (n = 31; 16 males) |
Francophone (n = 30; 7 males) |
Bilingual (n = 36; 19 males) |
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Age (years) | 72.26 ± 6.43 | 72.60 ± 6.59 | 70.69 ± 5.86 |
Education (years) | 15.26 ± 2.87 | 16.20 ± 2.57 | 16.14 ± 2.85 |
Coefficient of Variability | |||
L1 | 0.25 ± 0.10 | 0.31 ± 0.15 | 0.27 ± 0.10 |
L2 | NA | NA | 0.27 ± 0.13 |
MoCA(/30) | 27.94 ± 1.65 | 27.50 ± 1.36 | 27.53 ± 1.59 |
WCST (categories;/6) | 3.50 ± 1.22 | 4.07 ± 0.69 | 3.50 ± 1.21 |
Digit Span | |||
Forward (/16) | 11.19 ± 1.72 | 10.47 ± 2.40 | 10.28 ± 1.91 |
Reverse (/14) | 7.87 ± 2.05 | 7.07 ± 2.03 | 7.06 ± 2.19 |
SART | |||
Reaction Time | 461.17 ± 61.17 | 557.57 ± 140.20 | 482.90 ± 95.86 |
Errors | 2.03 ± 1.89 | 1.10 ± 1.50 | 1.80 ± 1.83 |
Simon Task | |||
Control | 622.55 ± 130.77 | 611.43 ± 152.17 | 634.20 ± 127.07 |
Reverse | 885.03 ± 273.10 | 950.10 ± 313.48 | 901.08 ± 230.38 |
Conflict | 799.79 ± 157.18 | 785.04 ± 190.32 | 797.12 ± 152.08 |
Congruent | 775.25 ± 159.18 | 769.56 ± 182.05 | 777.78 ± 151.03 |
Incongruent | 822.96 ± 162.23 | 800.91 ± 201.05 | 817.18 ± 156.48 |
Stroop | |||
WR (/120) | 97.39 ± 12.96 | 104.07 ± 16.05 | 96.17 ± 15.34 |
CN (/120) | 64.87 ± 11.73 | 73.10 ± 14.07 | 59.94 ± 12.57 |
ICN (/120) | 34.77 ± 8.16 | 32.40 ± 9.55 | 36.72 ± 8.57 |
WR-ICN | 62.61 ± 11.92 | 71.67 ± 14.80 | 59.44 ± 16.45 |
CN-ICN | 30.10 ± 8.89 | 40.70 ± 12.05 | 23.22 ± 9.60 |
Verbal Fluency | |||
FAS | 44.10 ± 10.00 | 36.37 ± 10.13 | 37.00 ± 13.26 |
Animals | 20.68 ± 4.58 | 18.27 ± 4.62 | 19.17 ± 6.41 |
BNT (/60) | 55.63 ± 3.16 | 46.93 ± 5.92 | 48.56 ± 6.00 |
ICN = incongruent colour naming; CN = colour naming; WR = word reading.