Table 1a:
Elderly Control Subjects (n = 9) | Patients with Late-Life Depression (n = 9) Baseline | |
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Age | 67 ± 7 | 70 ± 7 |
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Sex (M/F) | 5/4 | 4/5 |
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Years of Education | 15 ± 2 | 16 ± 3 |
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Mini-Mental Status Examination | 29 ± 1 | 29 ± 1 |
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Hamilton Depression Rating Scale | 1 ± 2 | 17 ± 2a |
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Beck Depression Inventory | 1.4 ± 2 | 22 ± 8 b |
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Total California Verbal Learning Test (CVLT) Score (Sum of Trials 1–5) | 55 ± 7 | 54 ± 9 |
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Brief Visuospatial Memory Test, Revised (Sum of Trials 1–5) | 19 ± 3 | 18 ± 9 |
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DKEFS Letter Fluency* | 41 ± 13 | 42 ± 7 |
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DKEFS Category Fluency* | 40 ± 5 | 40 ± 8 |
D-KEFS™ = Delis-Kaplan Executive Function System™
Significant difference between healthy controls and LLD patients (t16=−16.9, p<0.001)
Significant difference between healthy controls and LLD patients (t16=−7.6, p<0.001)