Table 4.
Executive functions and mental fatigue scores for patients and controls and split by sex
| Whole group | AAD (n = 57) Mean (SD) | Control (n = 69) Mean (SD) | P AAD vs control | P Diagnosis × Sex |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAIS-IV, Digit Span (S) | 10.21 (2.02) | 10.97 (2.36) | .058 | .132 |
| WMS-III, Span Board (Forward) (S) | 10.02 (2.87) | 11.04 (2.67) | .041a | .264 |
| WMS-III, Span Board (Backward) (S) | 11.32 (2.31) | 11.97 (1.72) | .072 | .462 |
| BDEFS-SF total | 32.11 (8.69) | 30.51 (7.80) | .283 | .107 |
| MFI Mental Fatigue | 11.25 (3.67) | 10.20 (2.99) | .169 | .008b |
| MFI General Fatigue | 12.67 (3.87) | 10.54 (4.11) | .017a | .783 |
| Split by sex | Female | Male | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAD (n = 33) Mean (SD) | Control (n = 39) Mean (SD) | AAD (n = 24) Mean (SD) | Control (n = 30) Mean (SD) | |
| WAIS-IV, Digit Span (S) | 10.58 (2.15) | 10.82 (1.96) | 9.71 (1.76) | 11.17 (2.84) |
| WMS-III, Span Board (Forward) (S) | 10.27 (3.04) | 10.82 (2.93) | 9.67 (2.63) | 11.34 (2.29) |
| WMS-III, Span Board (Backward) (S) | 11.70 (1.98) | 12.13 (1.47) | 10.79 (2.65) | 11.76 (2.01) |
| BDEFS-SF total | 34.48 (9.50) | 30.90 (6.43) | 28.83 (2.65) | 30.00 (9.43) |
| MFI Mental Fatigue | 12.45 (3.47)a | 9.87 (2.70)a | 9.58 (3.31) | 10.61 (3.35) |
| MFI General Fatigue | 13.48 (3.82) | 11.22 (4.12) | 11.54 (3.72) | 9.67 (4.04) |
Abbreviations: AAD, autoimmune Addison disease; BDEFS-SF, Barkley Deficit in Executive Functioning Scale—Short Form; MFI, Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory; S, scaled score, population norm M = 10, SD = 3; WAIS, Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale; WMS, Wechsler Memory Scale.
a P less than .05.
b P less than .01.