Rivka Inzelberg|Edna Schechtman|Amin Abuful|Magda Masarwa|Aziz Mazarib|Rosa Strugatsky|Lindsay A. Farrer|Robert Green|Robert P. Friedland
Education effects on cognitive function in a healthy aged Arab population
Hillel Yaffe Medical Center|Technion – Israel Institute of Technology|Ben-Gurion University of the Negev|Hillel Yaffe Medical Center|Hillel Yaffe Medical Center|Rebecca Sieff Hospital|Hillel Yaffe Medical Center|Boston University|Boston University|Case Western Reserve University|University School
background minimental state examination mmse validated arabic speaking populations brookdale cognitive screening test bcst developed use low schooling populations investigated influence gender education occupation cognitively normal community sample assessed using arabic translation mmse bcst methods cognitively normal subjects n 266 594 males mean age sd 724 55 years arab community northern israel wadi ara evaluated education categorized levels 1 04 years 2 58 years 3 912 years effects gender education occupation mmse bcst analyzed anova taking age covariate results mean mmse score males 263 41 higher females 236 42 points twoway anova showed significant interaction gender education mmse p 00017 bcst scores p 00002 effect gender mmse bcst significant education level 1 p lt 00001 tests level 2 p lt 005 tests education level 1 mmse bcst scores higher males scores higher females education level 2 effect occupation significant genders conclusion education gender influence performance using arabic translation mmse bcst cognitively normal elderly cognitively normal females 04 years education scored lower males results taken consideration daily use instruments arabic