Table 2. Participant characteristics.
Category | Total | 18-30 years | 31-40 years | 41-50 years | 51-60 years | 61-70 years | 71-81 years |
Participants (%) | 77 (100%) | 14 (18.2%) | 15 (19.5%) | 13 (16.9%) | 10 (13.0%) | 13 (16.9%) | 12 (15.6%) |
Age (years) | 49.38±18.00 | 24.43 ± 3.84 | 35.40 ± 3.09 | 46.69 ± 2.75 | 55.50 ± 2.51 | 66.31 ± 3.01 | 75.42 ± 2.64 |
Female (%) | 36 (46.8%) | 7 (50.0%) | 6 (40.0%) | 7 (53.8%) | 5 (50.0%) | 7 (53.8%) | 4 (33.3%) |
Left-handed | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|EHI LQ| | 91.54 ± 15.55 | 76.50 ± 19.49 | 93.13 ± 9.10 | 96.03 ± 9.97 | 96.64 ± 7.11 | 98.60 ± 5.04 | 90.30 ± 23.22 |
MoCA | 28.23 ± 1.65 | 29.14 ± 1.41 | 28.33 ± 1.50 | 28.00 ± 1.68 | 28.20 ± 1.87 | 28.38 ± 1.50 | 27.17 ± 1.70 |
Baecke | 8.33 ± 1.14 | 8.54 ± 0.89 | 8.31 ± 1.65 | 8.67 ± 0.99 | 8.09 ± 1.05 | 8.48 ± 1.25 | 7.80 ± 0.54 |
Pooled group data and data for subdivisions of six age groups are reported for illustrative purposes. Data is displayed as total number or as mean ± standard deviation.
Abbreviations: |EHI LQ| = absolute value of the lateralization quotient assessed by Edinburgh Handedness Inventory; MoCA = Montreal Cognitive Assessment; Baecke = Baecke Questionnaire of Habitual Physical Activity.