Table 2

Completion time and accuracy for Months Backward Test and Serial 3 s test

English-speaking subjects (n=24)Cantonese-speaking subjects (n=28)
Gender (M:F)18:624:4
Age (years)23.4±5.025.2±5.8
Education (years)14.9±2.014.8±1.5
Months Backward Test
 Time to complete (s)14.2±7.7
 Accuracy (%)100
Serial 3 s test
 Time to complete (s)21.4±11.7*21.1±10.7
 Accuracy (%)98.3±6.098.2±4.2
  • Values are mean±SD.

  • *p<0.05 versus MBT.