Table 1.
Means (SDs) by Age Group and Study
Study 1: Gains |
Study 2: Losses |
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Characteristic | Young (N=62) |
Older (N=65) |
Young (N=57) |
Older (N=51) |
Age* | 19.3 (1.6) | 74.0 (6.1) | 19.0 (1.2) | 72.1 (6.3) |
Education (years)* | 13.0 (0.8) | 16.5 (2.3) | 13.1 (1.1) | 17.0 (2.5) |
Vocabulary* | 19.0 (4.7) | 25.3 (5.5) | 18.2 (6.4) | 26.4 (6.6) |
SF-36 physical health* | 48.5 (6.4) | 45.1 (5.01) | 50.4 (6.1) | 47.5 (5.9) |
SF-36 mental health* | 48.5 (10.4) | 57.7 (5.8) | 47.2 (9.6) | 58.0 (6.8) |
WAIS DSS* | 84.0 (14.6) | 60.0 (13.4) | 87.1 (12.8) | 61.3 (10.3) |
WAIS LNS* | 11.3 (2.7) | 9.9 (2.2) | 11.7 (2.5) | 9.5 (3.0) |
Numeracy* | 9.5 (1.6) | 8.0 (2.8) | 8.9 (1.7) | 7.8 (2.3) |
Note. *Age groups within the same study significantly differ (p < .05).