The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery

Table 2 Comparison between participants in performance in verbal fluency tasks

From: Gender difference in health issues and cognitive functions among an Egyptian normal elderly population

Verbal Fluency Tasks	Females <60 years	Females ≥60 years	p-value
	n=20	n= 31
	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD
Animals	16.1 ± 3.71	14.39 ± 3.92	0.12
Girls names	18.65 ± 4.75	15.29 ± 4.39	0.013*
	Males <60 years	Males ≥ 60 years	p-value
	n=20	n= 31
	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD
Animals	15.85 ± 4.88	15.26 ± 3.86	0.63
Girls names	17.60 ± 3.41	16.87 ± 4.8	0.55
	Males ≥ 60 years	Females ≥60 years	p-value
	n=31	n= 31
	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD
Animals	15.26 ± 3.86	14.39 ± 3.92	0.38
Girls names	16.87 ± 4.8	15.29 ± 4.39	0.8

*p value < 0.05 is considered statistically significant

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