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. 2018 Feb 12;11:25–35. doi: 10.2147/PRBM.S152781

Table 2.

Mean and SD (95% CI) for Gibson Test scales by age group

Test Statistics Age (years)
Overall
6–8 9–12 13–18 19–30 31–54 55+
Long-term memory n 392 943 545 204 379 156 2,619
M 15.9 21.5 26.1 30.2 25.3 22.5 23.2
SD 10.3 11.5 11.8 11.2 10.4 12.2 12.2
95% CI ±1.0 ±0.73 ±1.5 ±1.5 ±1.0 ±1.9 ±0.46
Short-term memory n 352 811 297 128 348 145 2,081
M 27.4 37.9 43.7 48.7 45.1 38.7 38.9
SD 11.2 9.2 9.3 11.4 9.2 9.3 11.5
95% CI ±1.2 ±0.63 ±1.0 ±1.9 ±.96 ±1.5 ±0.49
Visual processing n 373 835 308 155 400 166 2,237
M 17.5 29.4 37.8 54.2 42.7 33.9 33.0
SD 12.6 14.9 18.0 19.9 20.5 18.5 19.4
95% CI ±1.3 ±1.0 ±2.0 ±3.1 ±2.0 ±2.8 ±0.80
Auditory processing n 382 840 314 159 408 162 2,265
M 27.3 38.3 47.5 57.1 54.9 48.9 42.8
SD 18.8 20.0 19.2 18.1 18.3 18.5 21.5
95% CI ±1.9 ±1.3 ±1.9 ±2.8 ±1.8 ±2.8 ±0.88
Logic and reasoning n 365 822 301 129 354 151 2,122
M 9.3 13.2 15.3 18.8 17.2 14.8 14
SD 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.4 3.5 3.5 4.7
95% CI ±0.40 ±0.26 ±0.44 ±0.58 ±0.50 ±0.96 ±0.27
Processing speed n 362 819 301 123 353 155 2,115
M 14.3 30.4 35.1 39.4 36.6 33.5 32.2
SD 1.9 5.0 5.5 4.9 4.8 6.1 6.3
95% CI ±0.19 ±0.34 ±0.62 ±0.86 ±0.50 ±0.96 ±0.26
Word attack n 346 806 295 125 349 145 2,066
M 24.6 35.3 41.6 46.9 46.2 44.3 37.6
SD 14.7 13.6 10.9 7.8 8.8 9.2 14.2
95% CI ±1.5 ±0.48 ±0.63 ±0.69 ±0.47 ±0.76 ±0.61

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; n, number in sample; M, mean score. SD, standard deviation.