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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatr Res. 2010 Mar;67(3):293–299. doi: 10.1203/PDR.0b013e3181cb8e68

Table 3.

Neuropsychological performance by apoE4 and sex.

ApoE4 Sex ANOVA
E4- (N=38) E4+ (N=12) Males (N=26) Females (N=24) ApoE4 Sex ApoE4 × Sex
WASI
Vocabulary 54.5 (2.0) 54.8 (3.0) 53.4 (1.9) 55.8 (2.7) .097 .051
Block Design 56.5 (1.9) 62.2 (3.5) 57.1 (2.2) 58.7 (2.6)
BRIEF
Global Executive Composite 49.1 (1.5) 47.8 (2.1) 46.8 (1.8) 51.0 (1.6) .057
Metacognition Index 49.7 (1.6) 48.4 (2.5) 47.0 (1.8) 52.0 (1.8) .079
 Initiate 50.5 (1.6) 48.3 (2.2) 47.9 (1.7) 52.3 (1.9) .061
 Working Memory 49.6 (1.6) 47.9 (2.5) 48.5 (1.8) 50.0 (2.1)
 Planning 49.8 (1.5) 49.4 (2.9) 48.3 (2.0) 51.2 (1.8)
 Organize 51.8 (1.6) 53.0 (2.3) 49.0 (1.8) 55.4 (1.8)
 Monitor 47.6 (1.9) 45.0 (2.3) 43.4 (2.0) 50.7 (2.2) <.05
Behavioral Regulation Index 47.8 (1.4) 47.0 (2.4) 46.3 (1.9) 49.0 (1.6) .071
 Inhibit 47.7 (1.3) 47.1 (1.7) 46.1 (1.7) 49.1 (1.3) .083
 Shift 48.8 (1.7) 48.4 (2.5) 48.3 (2.1) 49.2 (1.9)
 Emotional Control 48.0 (1.5) 46.6 (2.7) 46.6 (2.0) 48.8 (1.7)
Negativity 0.2 (0.1) 0.3 (0.2) 0.2 (0.1) 0.2 (0.1)
Inconsistency 2.7 (0.2) 2.5 (0.3) 2.7 (0.3) 2.5 (0.2)
Dot Location
Total 11.1 (0.5) 12.7 (0.6) 12.3 (0.6) 10.7 (0.6) .089
Learning 10.5 (0.6) 11.8 (0.7) 11.5 (0.6) 10.0 (0.7)
Short-Delay 12.0 (0.4) 12.8 (0.3) 12.6 (0.3) 11.7 (0.5)
Long-Delay 11.8 (0.3) 11.9 (0.6) 11.9 (0.4) 11.7 (0.4)
Distracter (%) 72.5 (3.5) 82.3 (7.1) 81.7 (3.7) 67.4 (5.0) <.05
Family Pictures
Total 23.7 (1.1) 21.5 (1.5) 21.1 (1.1) 25.4 (1.3) .051
Immediate 11.7 (0.5) 10.8 (0.7) 10.4 (0.5) 12.7 (0.6) .098 .081
Delayed 11.9 (0.6) 10.8 (0.8) 10.7 (0.6) 12.7 (0.7) <.05

WASI: Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence, BRIEF: Behavioral Rating Inventory of Executive Function.