Table 2.
Neuropsychological performance; raw score mean values (SD).
| Measure (raw score) | HIV− | HIV+ | p |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attention & Executive Function | |||
| WMS-III Digit Span (total) | 21.94 (5.3) | 17.29 (4.0) | .0001* |
| WMS-III Spatial Span (total) | 16.71 (2.4) | 13.16 (2.6) | .0001* |
| Trails A (time in sec) | 28.65 (9.5) | 41.71 (16.6) | .0001* |
| Trails B (time in sec) | 56.58 (16.4) | 89.54 (45.6) | .0001* |
| Subtracting by 7’s (time in sec) | 48.25 (25.7) | 85.74 (59.0) | .001* |
| FAS (total) | 51.7 (14.8) | 39.97 (13.4) | .002* |
| Verbal Functioning | |||
| WAIS-III Similarities (total) | 28.33 (4.0) | 26.59 (3.6) | .069 |
| BNT (total) | 56.33 (3.2) | 53.52 (4.2) | .042 |
| Number Processing | |||
| Number Reasoning Test (total correct) | 11.34 (0.7) | 10.54 (1.0) | .0001* |
| Number Reasoning Test (time) | 47.2 (18.8) | 67.7 (23.1) | .001* |
| Subtracting by 7’s (errors) | 0.61 (1.0) | 2.54 (2.8) | .0001* |
| Mental Number Line Bisection (errors) | 0.93 (1.3) | 3.0 (1.9) | .0001* |
| Horizontal Physical Number Line (%dev) | 27.06 (13.8) | 49.36 (27.7) | .0001* |
| Vertical Physical Number Line (%dev) | 27.21 (12.2) | 39.57 (14.9) | .001* |
| Visuospatial Functioning | |||
| Physical Line Bisection (%dev) | 19.50 (7.8) | 23.9 (7.8) | .134 |
| RCPM (total) | 34.67 (1.5) | 30.78 (4.6) | .0001* |
| Visual Symbol Search Test (time in sec) | 71.61 (20.3) | 95.82 (30.3) | .001* |
| BVSQB R-L Orientation (errors) | 1.72 (1.7) | 4.14 (3.5) | .0001* |
| BVSQB Drawing (total) | 10.98 (1.9) | 7.87 (3.2) | .0001* |
| ROCF Copy (total) | 31.89 (4.3) | 29.25 (5.3) | .025 |
| Memory | |||
| Verbal Memory | |||
| WMS LM 1 Immediate recall (total) | 47.91 (5.5) | 42.74 (9.0) | .097 |
| WMS LM 2 Delayed recall (total) | 30.45 (7.3) | 24.94 (7.0) | .056 |
| WMS LM Recognition (total) | 27.25 (2.8) | 26.39 (2.8) | .419 |
| Visuospatial Memory | |||
| ROCF Immediate recall (total) | 20.41 (7.1) | 14.93 (6.9) | .002* |
| ROCF Delayed recall (total) | 20.35 (6.0) | 15.35 (7.2) | .002* |
| Psychomotor Functioning | |||
| Purdue Pegboard (total) | 13.39 (2.3) | 11.63 (1.9) | .008 |
p-values reflect results of independent sample t-tests, alpha was adjusted using Bonferroni correction to .002.