Table 2.
Cognitive Performance by ETOH and Age Groups (T-Scores)
| Domain Score | ETOH Group | Age Group | Mean | Std. Error | 95% Confidence Interval
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| Global Cognition* | ETOH− | Younger | 48.274 | 1.644 | 44.987 | 51.560 |
| Older | 51.616 | 1.681 | 48.255 | 54.976 | ||
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| ETOH+ | Younger | 51.666 | 2.107 | 47.453 | 55.878 | |
| Older | 45.489 | 2.980 | 39.532 | 51.446 | ||
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| Speed of Processing | ETOH− | Younger | 52.551 | 1.887 | 48.779 | 56.322 |
| Older | 54.227 | 1.929 | 50.371 | 58.083 | ||
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| ETOH+ | Younger | 54.381 | 2.418 | 49.547 | 59.215 | |
| Older | 48.643 | 3.420 | 41.807 | 55.479 | ||
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| Attention/Executive | ETOH− | Younger | 53.841 | 1.755 | 50.333 | 57.348 |
| Older | 54.227 | 1.794 | 50.641 | 57.814 | ||
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| ETOH+ | Younger | 54.381 | 2.249 | 49.885 | 58.877 | |
| Older | 49.714 | 3.181 | 43.356 | 56.073 | ||
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| Learning* | ETOH− | Younger | 39.030 | 2.456 | 34.120 | 43.940 |
| Older | 44.545 | 2.511 | 39.524 | 49.565 | ||
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| ETOH+ | Younger | 45.417 | 3.148 | 39.123 | 51.710 | |
| Older | 34.662 | 4.452 | 25.762 | 43.562 | ||
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| Memory* | ETOH− | Younger | 38.762 | 2.632 | 33.501 | 44.024 |
| Older | 47.720 | 2.691 | 42.341 | 53.100 | ||
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| ETOH+ | Younger | 45.072 | 3.374 | 38.328 | 51.816 | |
| Older | 38.097 | 4.771 | 28.560 | 47.634 | ||
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| Verbal | ETOH− | Younger | 52.391 | 2.087 | 48.220 | 56.563 |
| Older | 55.932 | 2.134 | 51.667 | 60.197 | ||
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| ETOH+ | Younger | 54.571 | 2.675 | 49.225 | 59.918 | |
| Older | 55.500 | 3.783 | 47.938 | 63.062 | ||
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| Motor* | ETOH− | Younger | 48.217 | 2.292 | 43.635 | 52.800 |
| Older | 50.432 | 2.344 | 45.747 | 55.117 | ||
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| ETOH+ | Younger | 53.857 | 2.938 | 47.984 | 59.730 | |
| Older | 43.643 | 4.155 | 35.337 | 51.949 | ||
ETOH+ = Heavy ETOH consumption, ETOH− = Non-Heavy ETOH Consumption, Std. = Standard, Younger = years of age < 40 years, Older = years of age ≥ 40 years, Age range of sample = 21–69 years,
= Significant age × ETOH interaction at p<.05