Table 1 Descriptive statistics for neurocognitive functions and neurological soft signs scores for different age groups
Age range | 60-69 (n = 109) | 70-79 (n = 56) | > = 80 (n = 15) | ANOVA (df= 2,177) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | F | p-value |
Age (years) | 65.07 | 2.80 | 73.91 | 2.79 | 83.40 | 4.12 | 358.28 | 0.000 |
Education (number of years) | 26.37 | 3.02 | 25.20 | 3.34 | 24.53 | 3.64 | 3.92 | 0.022 |
MMSE | 7.70 | 3.90 | 5.57 | 4.52 | 5.27 | 5.70 | 5.73 | 0.004 |
Logical Memory | 8.63 | 3.89 | 6.93 | 3.94 | 6.27 | 3.79 | 4.98 | 0.008 |
Logical Memory (Delay) | 6.56 | 3.74 | 4.70 | 3.54 | 4.80 | 3.38 | 5.48 | 0.005 |
Visual reproduction | 17.06 | 5.21 | 15.25 | 6.16 | 14.47 | 5.33 | 2.85 | 0.061 |
Visual reproduction (Delayed) | 14.94 | 6.20 | 12.14 | 6.78 | 11.73 | 5.15 | 4.53 | 0.012 |
LN span items passed | 8.28 | 4.47 | 6.96 | 4.14 | 7.52 | 6.96 | 1.55 | 0.216 |
LN span longest passed | 3.83 | 1.80 | 3.36 | 1.84 | 3.11 | 2.51 | 1.76 | 0.175 |
Motor coordination | 1.80 | 1.63 | 2.25 | 1.80 | 2.40 | 1.45 | 1.85 | 0.160 |
Sensory integration | 1.70 | 1.44 | 2.57 | 1.54 | 2.80 | 1.61 | 8.46 | 0.000 |
Disinhibition | 1.73 | 1.40 | 2.04 | 1.40 | 2.07 | 1.39 | 1.05 | 0.353 |
Total NSS score | 5.23 | 3.21 | 6.86 | 3.39 | 7.27 | 3.31 | 5.99 | 0.003 |