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. 2026 Apr 21;11(2):e002510. doi: 10.1136/bmjophth-2025-002510

Table 2. Correlation coefficients (Pearson and Spearman) between PL VPT (log lux) and questionnaire scores among TBI and non-TBI control participants.

TBI (n=42) Non-TBI controls (n=45)
Spearman ρ P values Spearman ρ P values
PHQ-9 −0.385 0.01* 0.151 0.32
PCS-EN −0.401 0.009* −0.128 0.40
SF-12v2
 PCS −0.023 0.89 −0.036 0.82
 MCS −0.040 0.81 −0.151 0.34
Pearson r P values Pearson r P values
BTACT Z-scores
 Word list recall 0.077 0.64 −0.177 0.24
 Digits span backward 0.312 0.05* −0.098 0.52
 Number series 0.417 0.007* −0.166 0.28
 Category fluency 0.261 0.10 −0.016 0.92
 Backward counting 0.111 0.50 0.015 0.92
 Composite 0.310 0.05 −0.128 0.40

SF-12v2, a health survey measuring physical and mental health whose domains contribute to PCS and MCS scores.

Significance (p<0.05) denoted by *.

BTACT, Brief Test of Adult Cognition by Telephone; MCS, Mental Component Summary; PCS, Physical Component Summary; PCS-EN, Pain Catastrophizing Scale; PHQ-9, Patient Health Questionnaire-9; PL, plano lens; SF-12v2, Short-Form 12-Item Survey-version 2; TBI, traumatic brain injury; VPT, visual photosensitivity threshold.