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. 2013 Oct 29;70(3):386–397. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbt106

Table 3.

Pearson Correlation Coefficients at First Time of Testing for Total Sample and by Ethnicity and Gender

Group Variable 1 2 3 4 5 6
Total sample 1. Immediate recall
2. Delayed recall 0.80**
3. Serial 7s 0.36** 0.35**
4. Backward counting 0.21** 0.20** 0.22**
5. Dates 0.26** 0.27** 0.25** 0.23**
6. Names 0.35** 0.35** 0.37** 0.24** 0.29**
White-not Hispanic 1. Immediate recall
2. Delayed recall 0.79**
3. Serial 7s 0.32** 0.31**
4. Backward counting 0.15** 0.15** 0.16**
5. Dates 0.23** 0.24** 0.21** 0.18**
6. Names 0.30** 0.30** 0.28** 0.15** 0.25**
Black-not Hispanic 1. Immediate recall
2. Delayed recall 0.78**
3. Serial 7s 0.38** 0.36**
4. Backward counting 0.30** 0.26** 0.24**
5. Dates 0.29** 0.31** 0.26** 0.27**
6. Names 0.41** 0.36** 0.36** 0.30** 0.34**
Hispanic 1. Immediate recall
2. Delayed recall 0.79**
3. Serial 7s 0.32** 0.31**
4. Backward counting 0.22** 0.20** 0.23**
5. Dates 0.27** 0.28** 0.24** 0.27**
6. Names 0.34** 0.32** 0.35** 0.22** 0.28**
Men 1. Immediate recall
2. Delayed recall 0.79**
3. Serial 7s 0.35** 0.36**
4. Backward counting 0.18** 0.18** 0.22**
5. Dates 0.23** 0.24** 0.26** 0.24**
6. Names 0.35** 0.35** 0.35** 0.23** 0.29**
Women 1. Immediate recall
2. Delayed recall 0.80**
3. Serial 7s 0.38** 0.37**
4. Backward counting 0.23** 0.21** 0.23**
5. Dates 0.28** 0.29** 0.24** 0.22**
6. Names 0.37** 0.36** 0.37** 0.25** 0.30**

**p < .01.