Table 1.
The demographic and cognitive characteristics of groups.
| HC (n = 60) | SCD (n = 60) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M (SD) | min–max | M (SD) | min–max | F | p | Effect Size | |
| Age | 66.5 (4.99) | 55–75 | 66.6 (4.92) | 56–75 | 3.39 × 10−4 | 0.985 | n2 = 0.000 |
| Education | 15.9 (2.58) | 11–22 | 17.7 (3.30) | 11–25 | 11.30 | 0.001 *** | n2 = 0.087 |
| Males/females | 29/31 | 28/32 | 0.033 t | 0.85 | |||
| MoCA (30) | 27.8 (1.59) | 24–30 | 27.1 (1.78) | 24–30 | 3.78 | 0.54 | n2 = 0.031 |
| DTLA (100) | 95.3 (5.79) | 77–100 | 95.6 (5.12) | 83–100 | 0.10 | 0.75 | n2 = 0.001 |
| GDS (30) | 5.55 (4.68) | 0–16 | 8.17 (4.56) | 0–20 | 9.62 | 0.002 ** | n2 = 0.075 |
| GAI (20) | 3.38 (3.94) | 0–17 | 4.35 (4.25) | 0–14 | 1.67 | 0.20 | n2 = 0.014 |
Note: M = Mean; SD = Standard deviation; min-max = minimal-maximal test score value. DTLA = Detection test for language impairments in adults and the aged; GAI = Geriatric Anxiety Inventory; GDS = Geriatric Depression Scale; HC = Healthy controls; MoCA = Montreal cognitive assessment; SCD = Subjective cognitive decline. *** p < 0.001; ** p < 0.01; t = Pearson’s Chi-squared test.