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Table 1 General characteristics of the subjects

From: Effects of computer familiarity and computer type on the performance of Korean computerized neurobehavioral test

Characteristics

Group I

(n = 8)

Group II

(n = 34)

Group III

(n = 43)

p-value*

Age (years)

58.6 (4.3)a

41.1 (11.4)b

30.6 (10.1)c

< 0.001

Sex (n (%))

 Men

6 (75.0)

23 (67.6)

24 (55.8)

0.477

 Women

2 (25.0)

11 (32.4)

19 (44.2)

 

Education (years)

13.3 (3.5)a

15.5 (1.5)b

15.1 (1.8)b

0.011

Typing speed†

0a

119.7 (65.2)b

325.4 (110.9)c

< 0.001

  1. The value are expressed as mean (standard deviation) for age, education, and typing speed
  2. Group I, subjects with a score of 0 per minute (no competency using computer); Group II, subjects with a score of less than 200 per minute (relatively familiar with the computer); Group III, subjects with a score of over 200 per minute (very familiar with the computer). *calculated by one-way ANOVA or Fisher’s exact test, different letters such as a, b and c in row indicate differences at the 5 % significance level by post hoc test of Bonferroni F. †number of Korean character typed in a minute