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Table 2 WAIS retest data for 292 participants

From: Midlife perceived stress is associated with cognitive decline across three decades

 

Young adult IQ Mean (SD)

Midlife IQ Mean (SD)

Difference Mean (SD)

Retest r

(95% CI)

Young adult IQ x

Difference r

Verbal IQ

105.84 (13.47)

103.41 (12.71)

2.42 (7.98)***

0.82 (0.77;0.85)

−0.39 (− 0.48;-0.29)

Performance IQ

105.71 (12.43)

96.83 (13.74)

8.87 (9.37)***

0.75 (0.69;0.80)

−0.23 (− 0.34;-0.12)

Full-scale IQ

106.33 (12.65)

100.71 (12.64)

5.63 (7.48)***

0.83 (0.79;0.86)

−0.30 (− 0.40;-0.19)

  1. WAIS Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale
  2. *** indicates p < 0.001