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Table 3 Correlation between age, educational level and verbal fluency test

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

Verbal Fluency Tasks

Males ≥60 years

Females ≥ 60years

Age

Years of education

Age

Years of education

r

p - value

r

p - value

r

p - value

r

p - value

Animals

-0.285

0.12

-0.089

0.635

0.341

0.06

0.085

0.65

Girls’ names

-0.354

0.05

0.392

0.029*

-0.389

0.026*

0.42

0.019*

  1. *p value < 0.05 is considered statistically significant