Table 2.
Battery of neuropsychological tests administered before GCRC admission testing, respective group means and contrast p levels
| Test | Outcome variable | − History | + History | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BG level pre testing | mmol/L | 9.4 | 10.2 | .56 |
| BG level post testing | mmol/L | 9.2 | 9.1 | .94 |
| PEG BOARD Time | Sec. | 79.6 | 82.1 | .74 |
| Drops | # pins | 0.41 | 0.37 | .92 |
| WAIS-R Block Design | Raw Score | 34.9 | 33.9 | .74 |
| Digit symbol sub | Raw Score, # correct | 58.2 | 56.4 | .65 |
| Digit Vigilance RED T | Sec. | 193.1 | 198.4 | .66 |
| BLUE T | Sec. | 200.0 | 207.1 | .57 |
| RED E | Sec. | 2.0 | 2.7 | .43 |
| BLUE E | Sec. | 2.2 | 3.6 | .18 |
| TMT Trails A | Sec. | 29.0 | 30.8 | .62 |
| TMT Trails B | Sec. | 62.3 | 65.0 | .70 |
| Serial subtraction 1 (327) | # correct | 24.4 | 18.9 | .06 † |
| 2 (325) | # correct | 25.1 | 19.1 | .03 * |
| Verbal Fluency A | # words | 8.9 | 9.3 | .75 |
| S | # words | 11.5 | 11.4 | .92 |
| PASAT 4 sec, out of 49 | # correct/49 | 40.3 | 35.8 | .13 |
| PASAT 2 sec | # correct | 37.2 | 29.3 | .02 * |
| Stroop- word | age corrected | 94.5 | 89.0 | .28 |
| Stroop- color | age corrected | 71.7 | 67.7 | .37 |
| Stroop-CW conflict | age corrected | 39.5 | 39.4 | .98 |
*
p < .05
†
p < 1.0 (approaching significance)
Note: Tests in bold were re-administered as part of the abbreviated battery repeated 6 times during GCRC admission