Cognitive function of subjects (n=336) born in 1936, whose mental ability was tested in Aberdeen in 1947 where they were re-examined in 2003–2004 at about 67 years of age
| Exposed (n=124)* | Unexposed (n=212)* | |||
| Men (n=76) | Women (n=48) | Men (n=81) | Women (n=131) | |
| Mental ability at age 11 years† | 42.7 (12.4) | 43.7 (8.9) | 42.1 (13.8) | 45.2 (12.3) |
| TMT B time (n=311) | 100.1 (41.8) | 102.6 (32.3) | 95.5 (42.2) | 86.5 (24.1) |
| AVLT (n=325) | 56.6 (12.7) | 64.6 (14.7) | 57.4 (15.5) | 69.3 (12.7) |
| DS (n=320) | 42.2 (10.9) | 43.6 (11.1) | 43.9 (10.6) | 48.4 (11.0) |
Mean (SD) performance on each cognitive measure as a function of solvent exposure and sex.
↵* As not all participants provided complete datasets, analyses were based on reduced numbers.
↵† Mental ability at age 11 as measured by the Moray House Test.10
AVLT, Auditory Verbal Learning Test; DS, Digit Symbol test; TMT B, Trail Making Test B.