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. 2024 Feb 9;18:e20230053. doi: 10.1590/1980-5764-DN-2023-0053

Table 2. Cognitive and neuropsychological data (baseline and after 6 months).

  • Mean (SD) or n (%) baseline

  • n=49

  • Mean (SD) or n (%) after 6 months

  • n=29

p-value
MoCA
Global score 22.0 (5.8) 22.8 (6.2) 0.094
<26 31.0 (63.2) 18.0 (62.0) 0.916
18-25 20.0 (40.8) 12.0 (41.3) 0.961
10-17 9.0 (18.3) 5.0 (17.2) 0.900
≥26 18.0 (36.7) 11.0 (37.9) 0.916
TMT
A sec 96.8 (74.6) 89.9 (53.1) 0.854
A errors 0.7 (1.0) 7.5 (38.5) 0.106
B sec 174.5 (104.1) 160.6 (67.1) 0.163
B errors 2.0 (1.7) 1.7 (1.8) 0.029*
(B-A) 77.7 (51.3) 70.7 (40.7) 0.225
Verbal fluency
Categorical (animals) 15.2 (6.5) 16.4 (7.1) 0.058
HAD
Depression 9.3 (5.3) 7.6 (4.2) 0.296
Anxiety 9.7 (4.6) 9.6 (5.0) 0.868
Cognitive complaints
Emphasized 93.5% 88.6% -
Detailed 88.7% 76.3% -

Abbreviations: MoCA, Montreal Cognitive Assessment; TMT, Trail Making Test; HAD, Hospital Depression and Anxiety Scale.

Note: Wilcoxon test (Wilcoxon matched-pairs or Wilcoxon signed-rank test). *Significance level <0.05.