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. 2023 Sep 5;45(2):613–627. doi: 10.1007/s10072-023-07040-z

Table 2.

Group differences in neuropsychological tests

df F ηp2 p Tukey HSD
Episodic memory RAVLT (Total recall 1–5)
  group 1 1.988 0.020 0.162
  MCI status 1 6.426 0.063 0.013
RAVLT (Trial 6)
  group 1 0.969 0.010 0.327
  MCI status 1 0.633 0.007 0.428
RAVLT (delayed recall)
  group 1 2.650 0.027 0.107
  MCI status 1 6.806 0.066 0.011
RAVLT (recognition)
  group 1 3.338 0.034 0.071
  MCI status 1 5.778 0.057 0.018
MIST (event-based)
  group 1 2.543 0.026 0.114
  MCI status 1 0.079 0.001 0.779
MIST (time-based)
  group 1 0.014  < 0.001 0.907
  MCI status 1 8.123 0.078 0.005 ns
MBT (Total Cued Recall)
  group 1 0.093 0.001 0.761
  MCI status 1 1.378 0.014 0.243
MBT (Paired Recall Pairs)
  group 1 0.104 0.001 0.747
  MCI status 1 1.302 0.013 0.257
MBT (Total Delayed Paired Recall)
  group 1 0.021  < 0.001 0.885
  MCI status 1 2.449 0.025 0.121
MBT (Delayed Paired Recall Pairs)
  group 1 0.003  < 0.001 0.956
  MCI status 1 0.926 0.010 0.338
MBT (Total Free Recall)
  group 1 0.246 0.003 0.621
  MCI status 1 2.097 0.021 0.151
MBT (Total Delayed Free Recall)
  group 1 0.129 0.001 0.720
  MCI status 1 7.743 0.075 0.006 ns
Attention / working memory LNS
  group 1 0.050 0.001 0.824
  MCI status 1 3.426 0.034 0.067
TMT-A
  group 1 0.562 0.006 0.455
  MCI status 1 25.699 0.211  < 0.001

HC > iRBD-MCI;

iRBD-MCI < iRBD-NC

Executive functions PST (colors)
  group 1 0.020  < 0.001 0.888
  MCI status 1 4.213 0.042 0.043
PST (interference)
  group 1 0.139 0.001 0.710
  MCI status 1 7.553 0.073 0.007 ns
TMT-B
  group 1 1.189 0.012 0.278
  MCI status 1 21.29 0.182  < 0.001

HC > iRBD-MCI;

iRBD-MCI < iRBD-NC

VF (animals/clothes)
  group 1 0.524 0.005 0.471
  MCI status 1 2.872 0.029 0.093
Visuospatial functions CDT
  group 1 0.022  < 0.001 0.881
  MCI status 1 6.237 0.061 0.014
MoCA (cube)
  group 1 2.923 0.030 0.091
  MCI status 1 2.450 0.025 0.121
Processing speed / psychomotor speed GPT (left hand)
  group 1 1.146 0.012 0.287
  MCI status 1 4.830 0.048 0.030
GPT (right hand)
  group 1 0.797 0.008 0.374
  MCI status 1 3.997 0.040 0.048
SDMT
  group 1 3.469 0.035 0.066
  MCI status 1 10.088 0.095 0.002

HC > iRBD-MCI;

iRBD-MCI < iRBD-NC

PST (Dots)
  group 1 1.460 0.015 0.230
  MCI status 1 8.625 0.082 0.004 iRBD-MCI < iRBD-NC
PST (words)
  group 1 0.984 0.010 0.324
  MCI status 1 4.236 0.042 0.042
Language VF (K)
  group 1 1.963 0.020 0.164
  MCI status 1 10.767 0.101 0.001 iRBD-MCI < iRBD-NC
VF (action verb)
  group 1 0.009  < 0.001 0.926
  MCI status 1 0.527 0.005 0.470
VF (vegetables)
  group 1 0.736 0.008 0.393
  MCI status 1 4.269 0.043 0.042

Summary of the nested ANOVAs with fixed factors group (iRBD, HC) and MCI status (NC, MCI) on demographically adjusted z-scores. df degrees of freedom, F F statistic, ηp2 partial eta squared. HC healthy controls, iRBD isolated rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder, MCI mild cognitive impairment, NC normal cognition, ns not significant post hoc test, RAVLT Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test, MBT Memory Binding Test, MIST Memory for Intentions Screening Test, TMT Trial Making Test, LNS Letter-Number Sequencing from Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, Third Revision, PST Prague Stroop Test, VF Verbal fluency, CDT Clock Drawing Test, GPT Grooved Pegboard Test, MoCA Montreal Cognitive Assessment, SDMT Symbol Digit Modalities Test

p values < 0.05 after Benjamini–Hochberg correction are in bold