Table 2 Neuropsychological test scores of fallers and non-fallers
From: Executive function predicts risk of falls in older adults without balance impairment
Variables | Non-Faller (n = 123) | Faller (n = 65) |
|---|---|---|
Executive Function domain | Â | Â |
Category Fluency: Animals | 17.8 (5.1) | 16.9 (5.2) |
Category Fluency: Vegetables | 13.9 (4.2) | 12.3 (3.9) |
Trail Making Part B | 112.8 (53.9) | 126.4 (66.2) |
Working Memory domain | Â | Â |
Digit Span Backward | 4.5 (1.2) | 4.6 (1.2) |
Letter-Number Sequencing | 7.8 (2.3) | 8.2 (2.5) |
Attention/Processing Speed domain | Â | Â |
Digit Span Forward | 6.7 (1.0) | 6.8 (0.9) |
Digit-Symbol Test | 39.0 (11.5) | 38.3 (9.1) |
Trail Making Part A | 41.6 (19.0) | 45.1 (21.9) |
Memory domain | Â | Â |
Logical Memory Delayed | 11.5 (4.6) | 11.9 (4.4) |
Visual Reproduction II | 18.6 (10.5) | 19.2 (10.0) |
CERAD Word List Recall | 6.5 (2.5) | 6.8 (2.0) |
Visuospatial domain | Â | Â |
Block Design | 21.3 (8.2) | 21.8 (7.2) |
Picture Completion | 13.0 (3.7) | 13.3 (3.5) |