Table 1 Demographic data for both studies.

From: A novel scoring protocol reveals age-related differences in abstract compared to concrete thinking in cued autobiographical remembering

Demographics

Study 1

Study 2

Mean (SD)

Older (n = 49)

Young (n = 54)

Older (n = 82)

Age (yrs)

69.5 (5.9)

22.5 (4.2)

68.85 (5.78)

Sex (% female)

73%

78%

66%

Education (yrs)

17.5 (1.8)

15.2 (2.3)

16.82 (1.81)

WAIS-IV VCI

120.79 (10.68)

121.45 (14.07)

122.71 (10.84)

Race

   

Black or African American

2

1

2

White

47

31

79

Asian

0

7

1

Native American

0

1

0

Other

0

14

0

Ethnicity

   

Hispanic or Latino

0

13

3

Not Hispanic or Latino

49

41

79