The association of sociodemographic factors with total and item-level semantic fluency metrics.

Autor:	Beran M; Department of Epidemiology and Global Health, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University., Twait EL; Department of Epidemiology and Global Health, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University., Smit AP; Department of Epidemiology and Global Health, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University., Posthuma MF; Department of Linguistics, Faculty of Arts, University of Groningen., van Dijk D; Department of Linguistics, Faculty of Arts, University of Groningen., Rabanal KM; Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University., Rosado D; Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University., Flores RJ; Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University., Qian CL; Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University., Samuel SS; Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University., Ying G; Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Florida., Mayeux R; Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University., van Sloten TT; Department of Internal Medicine, School for Cardiovascular Diseases, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University., Schram MT; Department of Internal Medicine, School for Cardiovascular Diseases, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University., Manly JJ; Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University., Geerlings MI; Department of Epidemiology and Global Health, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University., Vonk JMJ; Department of Epidemiology and Global Health, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Neuropsychology [Neuropsychology] 2024 Oct; Vol. 38 (7), pp. 665-678. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Aug 29.
DOI:	10.1037/neu0000955
Abstrakt:	Objective: We aimed to estimate the association of age, education, and sex/gender with semantic fluency performance as measured by the standard total number of words as well as novel item-level metrics and to descriptively compare associations across cohorts with different recruitment strategies and sample compositions. Method: Cross-sectional data from 2,391 individuals from three cohorts were used: Washington Heights/Inwood Columbia Aging Project, a community-based cohort; Second Manifestations of ARTerial disease-Magnetic Resonance, a clinic-based cohort; and African American Alzheimer's Disease Genetics Study, a volunteer-based cohort. Total number of correct words and six item-level semantic fluency metrics were included as main outcomes: average cluster size, number of cluster switches, lexical/Zipf frequency, age of acquisition, and lexical decision response time. General linear models were run separately in each cohort to model the association between sociodemographic variables and semantic fluency metrics. Results: Across cohorts, older age was associated with a lower total score and fewer cluster switches. Higher level of education was associated with naming more words, performing more cluster switches, and naming words with a longer lexical decision response time, lower frequency of occurrence, or later age of acquisition. Being female compared to male was associated with naming fewer words, smaller cluster sizes, naming words with a longer lexical decision response time, and lower age of acquisition. The effects varied in strength but were in a similar direction across cohorts. Conclusions: Item-level semantic fluency metrics-similar to the standard total score-are sensitive to the effects of age, education, and sex/gender. The results suggest geographical, cultural, and cross-linguistic generalizability of these sociodemographic effects on semantic fluency performance. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).
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