Table 1.
Demographic characteristics and cognitive performance
|
YA-LP (n = 88) |
YA-HP (n = 85) |
OA-LP (n = 47) |
OA-HP (n = 47) |
P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 47.7 (5.5)b,c | 48.5 (6.3)b,c | 68.4 (5.5)c | 65.5 (4.9) | <0.001 |
| (Range) | (37–58) | (32–58) | (59–79) | (59–76) | |
| Sex (women, men) | 55/33 | 39/46 | 26/21 | 22/25 | 0.12 |
| WAIS-III Information subtest | 14.4 (5.4)a,c | 19.3 (5.4)b | 12.5 (5.3)c | 19.9 (4.4) | <0.001 |
| Education level | <0.001 | ||||
| Illiteracy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Unfinished primary studies | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
| Completed primary studies | 48 | 16 | 24 | 13 | |
| Completed secondary studies | 23 | 24 | 9 | 6 | |
| University studies | 16 | 45 | 5 | 27 | |
| PF | 28.0 (6.2)a,b,c | 46.0 (9.0)b | 22.5 (6.2)c | 43.7 (9.7) | <0.001 |
| BNT | 25.5 (3.5)a,b | 28.0 (2.5)b | 22.0 (5.2)c | 26.7 (3.3) | <0.001 |
| JLOT (first half) | 13.1 (2.0)b | 13.7 (1.6)b | 12.1 (2.5)c | 13.3 (1.8) | <0.001 |
| Visual Reproduction (Immediate) | 82.6 (12.3)a,b,c | 87.5 (9.9)b,c | 60.9 (20.1)c | 74.4 (15.6) | <0.001 |
| Stroop Test (Sheet 3) | 37.8 (8.3)a,b | 43.0 (9.2)b,c | 27.2 (8.9)c | 38.3 (8.4) | <0.001 |
Note: aSignificantly different from YA-HP.
bSignificantly different from OA-LP.
cSignificantly different from OA-HP.