Table 5.
Brazilian standards for the verbal fluency test between regions.
| F | A | M | Animals | Clothes | Fruits | Letter Fluency | Category Fluency | Total Fluency | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northeast | 7 | 4.9 ± 1.9 | 4.4 ± 1.8 | 4.2 ± 2.0 | 10.2 ± 3.5 | 6.9 ± 2.9 | 8.1 ± 2.4 | 13.5 ± 4.3 | 26.7 ± 8.3 | 37.0 ± 10.5 |
| 8 | 5.3 ± 2.4 | 4.6 ± 1.9 | 5.4 ± 2.0 | 11.1 ± 2.5 | 7.8 ± 2.9 | 8.9 ± 2.4 | 15.2 ± 5.2 | 28.6 ± 5.0 | 42.0 ± 9.8 | |
| 9 | 5.8 ± 2.0 | 5.3 ± 2.3 | 5.6 ± 2.3 | 11.1 ± 2.9 | 9.3 ± 3.2 | 9.5 ± 2.8 | 16.7 ± 5.5 | 33.1 ± 8.9 | 43.2 ± 11.7 | |
| 10 | 6.7 ± 2.7 | 7.3 ± 2.8 | 6.7 ± 2.5 | 10.9 ± 4.3 | 8.7 ± 3.3 | 9.5 ± 3.3 | 20.7 ± 5.8 | 29.1 ± 8.2 | 49.9 ± 11.1 | |
| North | 7 | 5.0 ± 2.3 | 4.3 ± 1.9 | 4.5 ± 2.0 | 9.7 ± 3.2 | 8.1 ± 2.9 | 6.7 ± 2.4 | 13.7 ± 4.1 | 24.5 ± 6.9 | 38.7 ± 8.5 |
| 8 | 5.3 ± 2.5 | 5.3 ± 1.9 | 5.8 ± 2.2 | 10.0 ± 2.6 | 7.3 ± 2.2 | 8.0 ± 2.3 | 16.4 ± 4.7 | 25.1 ± 3.7 | 42.0 ± 7.7 | |
| 9 | 7.5 ± 2.6 | 5.2 ± 2.4 | 6.5 ± 2.2 | 12.4 ± 3.1 | 10.1 ± 2.5 | 9.8 ± 2.5 | 19.3 ± 5.8 | 32.4 ± 5.4 | 51.6 ± 9.6 | |
| 10 | 7.9 ± 2.5 | 4.9 ± 1.8 | 7.0 ± 2.0 | 11.6 ± 1.9 | 10.3 ± 3.0 | 10.0 ± 2.4 | 19.8 ± 4.0 | 31.9 ± 5.8 | 51.7 ± 7.5 | |
| Southeast | 7 | 5.1 ± 1.9 | 4.2 ± 1.9 | 4.6 ± 2.2 | 10.0 ± 3.9 | 7.2 ± 2.2 | 7.2 ± 3.1 | 14.0 ± 4.6 | 24.4 ± 6.6 | 38.4 ± 9.7 |
| 8 | 5.6 ± 3.3 | 5.2 ± 2.8 | 5.8 ± 3.9 | 10.5 ± 4.1 | 8.2 ± 2.9 | 9.4 ± 4.6 | 16.6 ± 8.8 | 28.1 ± 9.6 | 44.7 ± 16.5 | |
| 9 | 8.6 ± 2.3 | 6.7 ± 2.4 | 7.8 ± 2.6 | 13.9 ± 4.4 | 9.3 ± 2.8 | 10.5 ± 3.2 | 23.1 ± 5.7 | 33.6 ± 7.8 | 56.7 ± 10.8 | |
| 10 | 7.3 ± 3.3 | 6.8 ± 2.5 | 7.7 ± 2.3 | 12.8 ± 3.4 | 8.9 ± 2.2 | 9.5 ± 3.2 | 21.8 ± 6.5 | 31.2 ± 7.5 | 53.0 ± 11.5 |