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Table 2 Comparison of neurocognitive functions and neurological soft signs between male and female

From: Neurological abnormalities and neurocognitive functions in healthy elder people: A structural equation modeling analysis

 

Male

(N = 86)

Female

(N = 94)

t-test (df = 178)

 

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

T

p-value

Logical memory

8.50

4.06

7.36

3.85

1.93

0.055

Logical memory (Delayed)

6.31

3.87

5.39

3.58

1.66

0.099

Visual reproduction

16.85

4.96

15.76

6.08

1.33

0.187

Visual reproduction (Delayed)

14.08

6.11

13.55

6.77

0.55

0.582

LN span items passed

8.16

4.74

7.46

5.24

0.86

0.389

LN span longest passed

3.85

1.90

3.36

2.08

1.53

0.129

Motor coordination

2.00

1.71

1.98

1.66

0.08

0.933

Sensory integration

1.85

1.35

2.26

1.68

-1.79

0.075

Disinhibition

1.69

1.36

2.01

1.43

-1.56

0.120

Total NSS score

5.53

3.32

6.24

3.38

-1.42

0.158

  1. LN span: Letter-Number Span Test; MMSE: Mini Mental Status Examination; NSS: Neurological Soft Signs