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. 2005 Sep;26(8):2005–2009.

TABLE 1:

Mean age, verbal intelligence, and SDS in each age group

Age group (y) 50–59 60–69 70–79
Number (M:F) 10 (4:6) 12 (7:5) 9 (5:4)
Mean age (y) 55.2 ± 3.0 63.8 ± 2.9 73.2 ± 2.4
Okabe’s Scale, total 48.9 ± 3.0 47.0 ± 5.7 45.4 ± 6.9
    Information 18.4 ± 1.6 17.5 ± 1.7 16.4 ± 1.9
    Mental control 14.5 ± 1.6 12.4 ± 3.3 12.8 ± 2.9
    Digit span 9.0 ± 1.6 8.9 ± 1.5 9.2 ± 0.7
    Associate learning 7.0 ± 3.9 8.2 ± 3.6 7.0 ± 3.6
SDS 30.8 ± 5.9 28.9 ± 4.3 29.7 ± 5.7

Note.—Okabe Scale indicates Okabe’s Simplified Intelligence Scale (60-point scale); SDS, Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale (80-point scale).