title: Normative data of Fuld Object Memory Evaluation test for brazilian elderly population.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study aims to present normative data for Fuld Object Memory Evaluation test stratified by sex, gender, age, and education for the Brazilian elderly population.
  
  
  METHODS
  We evaluated 2.132 healthy elderly both genders, with a mean age of 70.30 years (± 7.28) from two community-based samples in Brazil drawn from different economic areas who were screened with cognitive and functional tests and the memory test. Statistical analyses were performed by independent t-test, one-way analysis of variance and multiple linear regression.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Statistical analyses showed that memory scores tend to improve significantly with increasing years of education and decrease significantly as age increased.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We conclude that gender, education and age had effect on the Fuld Object Memory Evaluation performance in this Brazilian community-based sample.
authors.affiliation: Instituto e Departamento de Psiquiatria, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Renata
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Avila
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Interna, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brasil.
authors.forename: Marcos Antonio
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Lopes
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Estatísticas, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brasil.
authors.forename: Eduardo Y
authors.initials: EY
authors.lastname: Nakano
authors.affiliation: Instituto e Departamento de Psiquiatria, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Cassio M C
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Bottino
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001938:Brazil; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008569:Memory Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors