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Table 3 Baseline demographic and cognitive data for monolingual and bilingual participants underwent longitudinal assessment and whose adjusted 3MS and SEVLT score were above the 20th percentile at baseline

From: Bilingualism in older Mexican-American immigrants is associated with higher scores on cognitive screening

 

Monolingual

Bilingual

t(373)/χ2(375)

N

150

225

Age

73.0 (6.2)

73.4 (6.1)

−0.63

Gender (% male)

37.3%

48.9%

4.87*

Years of education

2.7 (2.9)

6.3 (4.5)

−8.47*

3MS (unadjusted)

83.8 (6.8)

88.7 (6.2)

−7.12*

3MS follow-up in years

5.6 (2.6)

5.8 (2.6)

−0.95

SEVLT Trials 1–5

34.6 (8.6)

34.9 (9.3)

−0.37

SEVLT Delayed Recall (unadjusted)

8.7 (2.3)

8.7 (2.4)

0.16

SEVLT follow-up in yearsa

5.4 (2.6)

5.7 (2.5)

−1.44

Baseline CES-D

11.7 (10.0)

8.9 (8.8)

2.62*

Baseline Monthly Household Incomeb

χ2(4,366) = 35.76*

 <$1000

70.1%

41.0%

 

 $1000–$1499

20.1%

30.2%

 $1500–$1999

6.9%

13.5%

 $2000–$2499

2.8%

7.2%

 ≥$2500

0.0%

8.1%

  1. Parentheses represent standard deviation; *p < 0.05; aLongitudinal SEVLT data was missing for 3 participants in the Bilingual group; bBaseline monthly household income data was missing for 6 participants in the Monolingual group and 3 participants in the Bilingual group