Table 3.
Parameter estimates of the effect for various definitions of blast exposure on cognitive testing.
| Blast TBI | Primary blast TBI | Pressure severity | Distance | Frequency | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ≤3 meters | ≤10 meters | |||||
| WAIS-IV FSI | ns | ns | ns | −3.79* | ns | −0.002* |
| WAIS-IV VCI | ns | ns | ns | −3.51* | ns | −0.003* |
| WAIS-IV PRI | ns | ns | ns | −3.04* | ns | −0.003* |
| WAIS-IV WMI | ns | ns | ns | ns | ns | ns |
| WAIS-IV PSI | ns | ns | ns | ns | ns | ns |
| TMT Part A | −4.55* | −3.94* | ns | −4.23* | ns | ns |
| TMT Part B | ns | ns | ns | −3.91* | −2.79* | ns |
N = 254, ns, non-significant; *p < 0.05, all models adjust for PTSD diagnosis, significance unadjusted for multiple comparisons, t-scores adjusted for age, education, sex, and race; WAIS, Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale; FSI, Full Scale Index; VCI, Verbal Comprehension Index; PRI, Perceptual Reasoning Index; WMI, Working Memory Index; PSI, Processing Speed Index; TMT, Trail Making Test.