Midlife work-related stress is associated with late-life cognition

Table 2 Descriptive statistics of cognitive test scores at the first and second re-examinations

Characteristics	First re-examination (1998)		Second re-examination (2005–2008)
Characteristics	n	Median (range)	n	Median (range)
Global cognition (Mini Mental State Exam)	1273	26 (20–30)	743	27 (20–30)
Episodic memory (word list recall)	1271	5 (0–10)	742	5 (1–10)
Executive functioning (Stroop)	1212	36 (1–257)	726	40 (7–250)
Verbal fluency	1268	20 (9–55)	742	20 (8–40)
Letter digit substitution	1228	19 (4–50)	655	20 (9–47)
Purdue Peg Board	1209	10 (4–18)	727	8 (1–13)