TABLE 1.
Summary of group-level demographic and behavioral measures.
Measure | Younger (N = 10) | Older (N = 12) | t | p |
Age | 23.5 ± 3.1 | 66.9 ± 5.0 | –25.01 | < 0.0001** |
Sex | 4F/6M | 6F/6M | 0.69 | |
Years of education | 15.5 ± 1.4 | 15.9 ± 0.9 | –0.80 | 0.44 |
MOCA score | 27.8 ± 1.6 | 27.4 ± 1.7 | 0.54 | 0.59 |
Beck depression inventory II | 4.5 ± 6.8 | 5.3 ± 3.6 | –0.31 | 0.76 |
Cognitive | ||||
Digit span forward | 10.8 ± 2.1 | 10.8 ± 2.2 | 0.05 | 0.96 |
Digit span backward | 7.2 ± 1.5 | 6.3 ± 1.8 | 1.23 | 0.23 |
HVLT total recall | 27.7 ± 2.5 | 22.3 ± 5.6 | 2.97 | 0.009** |
HVLT delayed recall | 10 ± 1.1 | 7.2 ± 3.0 | 3.07 | 0.008** |
HVLT % retention | 91.1 ± 8.1 | 77.0 ± 6.2 | 2.10 | 0.05** |
HVLT recognition discrimination index | 11.4 ± 0.7 | 10.0 ± 1.8 | 2.47 | 0.03** |
D-KEFS letter fluency vs. category fluency | 8.1 ± 3.3 | 10.3 ± 2.7 | –1.63 | 0.12 |
D-KEFS category switching vs. category fluency | 10.4 ± 2.4 | 8.8 ± 2.7 | 1.44 | 0.16 |
D-KEFS inhibition vs. color naming | 12.1 ± 1.4 | 9.9 ± 2.2 | 2.79 | 0.01** |
D-KEFS inhibition/switching vs. inhibition | 9.7 ± 1.9 | 10.3 ± 1.6 | –0.85 | 0.40 |
Verbal fluency FAS | 39.6 ± 13.4 | 47.7 ± 9.1 | –1.61 | 0.13 |
Verbal fluency animals & boys names | 43.9 ± 5.1 | 43.1 ± 7.6 | 0.30 | 0.77 |
Motor cognition | ||||
Purdue pegs (Right) | 15.1 ± 1.5 | 11.9 ± 1.6 | 4.93 | < 0.0001** |
Purdue assembly (Right) | 9.1 ± 0.9 | 7.5 ± 1.0 | 4.00 | 0.0007** |
Coin rotation unilateral (Right) | 14.7 ± 5.6 | 14.9 ± 3.4 | –0.13 | 0.90 |
Coin rotation bilateral (Right) | 13.6 ± 3.7 | 15.2 ± 3.6 | –0.99 | 0.33 |
Coin rotation unilateral (Left) | 15.3 ± 4.7 | 18.6 ± 3.9 | –1.80 | 0.09* |
Coin rotation bilateral (Left) | 15.2 ± 3.2 | 18.6 ± 4.2 | –2.13 | 0.05** |
Halstead finger tapping (Right) | 47.0 ± 7.4 | 38.4 ± 8.2 | 2.59 | 0.02** |
Lifestyle assessments | ||||
Godin leisure time score 1 | 53.6 ± 23.7 | 35 ± 25.1 | 1.57 | 0.14 |
Godin leisure time score 2 | 1.75 ± 1.0 | 2.4 ± 0.7 | –1.58 | 0.14 |
Sedentary behavior questionnaire | 10.6 ± 3.0 | 7.8 ± 3.3 | 1.86 | 0.08 |
t, and p denote standard statistical parameters for t-statistics and alpha threshold, respectively.
**Significant at p ≤ 0.05. Bolded text is to indicate significant or trending results.