The Influence of Executive Functioning on Facial and Subjective Pain Responses in Older Adults

Table 5

Characteristics of the three interference control groups.

Variable	Low interference control	Average interference control	High interference control	Statistical test
	17	17	17	—
Age	74.0 (12.3)	67.5 (11.5)	58.6 (6.5)	,
Sex (M/F)	9/8	11/6	6/11	,
MMSE	28.4 (1.5)	28.6 (1.8)	29.1 (0.9)	,
Education	4 (1.5)	5 (2)	6 (2.0)	,
Stroop interference score	2.26 (1.85–4.66)	1.71 (1.54–1.84)	1.41 (1.18–1.54)	—

Means (±SD) are presented for age and the MMSE, means (range) for the Stroop interference score, frequencies for sex, and median score (IQR) for education. F: females; M: males; MMSE: Mini Mental State Examination; : number of participants.