Table 7.
Comparisons between vmPFC and non-vmPFC on dimensional scores, higher-order indices, and total score
| vmPFC (n=28) |
Non-vmPFC (n=96) |
Mann- Whitney U |
p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimensions/Scales | ||||
| Executive/Decision-Making Deficits | 29.8 (10.6) | 24.2 (7.7) | 874.5 | .003 |
| Disturbed Social Behavior | 17.6 (5.6) | 14.9 (6.1) | 940.0 | .020 |
| Irascibility | 16.0 (5.7) | 14.7 (5.3) | 1171.0 | .186 |
| Diminished Motivation/Hypo-Emotionality | 10.8 (4.0) | 9.7 (3.5) | 1102.0 | .073 |
| Distress | 14.6 (4.9) | 14.6 (5.1) | 1334.5 | .960 |
| Lack of Stamina | 5.1 (1.7) | 4.3 (1.7) | 1007.5 | .041 |
| Suspiciousness | 3.0 (1.7) | 3.1 (1.2) | 1172.5 | .272 |
| Obsessiveness | 3.5 (1.6) | 4.0 (1.5) | 1116.5 | .160 |
| Control Scales- Negative | 5.4 (2.7) | 5.0 (2.1) | 1288.5 | .736 |
| Control Scales- Positive | 6.0 (2.2) | 6.4 (2.0) | 1195.5 | .366 |
| Higher-Order Indices | ||||
| Acquired Ventromedial Prefrontal Personality Disturbances | 73.2 (20.1) | 63.6 (18.2) | 906.5 | .014 |
| Other Personality Disturbances | 26.2 (6.8) | 26.0 (7.0) | 1326.0 | .914 |
| ISPC Totala | 99.1 (25.8) | 89.6 (23.5) | 990.5 | .096 |
Note.
a
ISPC total does not include control scales.