title: Digit Symbol Substitution test performance: sex differences in a Hebrew-readers' health population.
abstract: The Digit Symbol Substitution test is simple to administer and sensitive to individual differences related to cognitive performance. The present study evaluated sex-related differences in performance by a Hebrew reading sample. The test was administered to 275 men and 252 women (age range: 20-44 years). Hebrew women significantly scored higher than the men. Means which increased during four consecutive 30-sec. time periods of performance, was significantly greater for the women than the men. This finding indicates women were more effective on this pair-associated learning task than men.
authors.affiliation: Research Unit, Beer Yakov Mental Health Center, Ramla, Israel. kertzman@animascan.com
authors.forename: Semion
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kertzman
authors.forename: Zeev
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ben-Nahum
authors.forename: Iosef
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gotzlav
authors.forename: Haim
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Grinspan
authors.forename: Moshe
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Birger
authors.forename: Moshe
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kotler
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003071:Cognition; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007585:Jews; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D011930:Reaction Time; D011932:Reading; D012737:Sex Factors; D013561:Symbolism; D014888:Wechsler Scales