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Table 2 Mean, SD, median, minimum, and maximum values obtained in MTL-BR tasks according to study group. Tasks with no statistical difference observed

From: Language skills differences between adults without formal education and low formal education

MTL-BR

Group

Mean

Standard deviation

Median

Minimum

Maximum

pa

Structured interview

NFE

25.07

0.94

25.00

23.00

26.00

> .999

LE

25.37

1.03

26.00

21.00

26.00

Automatic speech

NFE

5.20

0.71

5.00

4.00

6.00

.109

LE

5.73

0.58

6.00

4.00

6.00

Semantic verbal fluency

NFE

15.93

4.49

16.00

7.00

26.00

> .999

LE

16.47

4.22

16.00

7.00

25.00

Nonverbal praxis

NFE

23.13

1.17

24.00

20.00

24.00

> .999

LE

23.60

0.97

24.00

20.00

24.00

Naming

NFE

25.60

2.28

26.00

21.00

29.00

> .999

LE

27.00

3.40

28.00

15.00

30.00

Object manipulation

NFE

15.53

0.86

16.00

13.00

16.00

.454

LE

15.97

0.18

16.00

15.00

16.00

Body part recognition

NFE

8.00

0.00

8.00

8.00

8.00

> .999

LE

7.87

0.73

8.00

4.00

8.00

Oral comprehension: text

NFE

4.73

1.70

5.00

1.00

8.00

> .999

LE

5.53

2.52

6.00

0.00

9.00

Mental numerical calculation

NFE

2.77

1.01

3.00

0.00

4.00

> .999

LE

3.03

1.56

3.00

0.00

6.00

  1. Note: NFE non-formal education group, LE low-educated group
  2. ap value controlling for effect of “age” factor *Statistically significant value at 5% level (p ≤ .05)