RBANS Performance: Influences of Sex and Education

Author: Beatty William W.   Mold James W.   Gontkovsky Samuel T.  

Publisher: Routledge Ltd

ISSN: 1380-3395

Source: Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology (Neuropsychology, Developm, Vol.25, Iss.8, 2003-12, pp. : 1065-1069

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Abstract

A sample of 278 men and 353 elderly women who resided in the community received the Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status (RBANS) as part of a study of health in mature adult Oklahomans. Females attained significantly higher scores on the Immediate and Delayed Memory and the Language Indexes. Males performed better on the Visuospatial/Construction Index, but there was no sex difference on the Attention or Total Indexes. Differences related to sex were modest (2–6 Index points), but combined with the larger effects of education could lead to an adjustment of up to 11 Index points.