Table 6. Standardized Working Memory Scores (Recall of Digits Forward and Backward)†, means (sd).
Baseline T Score (sd) | Post-Intervention T Score (sd) | Change Scores, T Score (sd) | |||||||
Active | Placebo | P | Active | Placebo | P | Active | Placebo | P | |
RECALL OF DIGITS FORWARD | |||||||||
All randomized (n = 362) | 41.0 (8.2) | 40.0 (7.7) | 0.174 | 42.6 (8.4) | 41.2 (7.7) | 0.037 | 1.6 (6.2) | 1.2 (5.7) | 0.419 |
Reading ≤20th Centile (n = 224) | 39.8 (8.0) | 39.9 (8.6) | 0.812 | 41.9 (8.5) | 40.5 (8.0) | 0.104 | 2.0(6.8) | 0.7 (5.6) | 0.069 |
Reading ≤10th Centile (n = 105) | 39.4 (7.3) | 39.1 (9.9) | 0.607 | 41.9 (8.0) | 40.2 (9.3) | 0.132 | 2.5 (7.2) | 1.1 (6.0) | 0.247 |
RECALL OF DIGITS BACKWARD | |||||||||
All randomized(n = 362) | 44.0 (6.4) | 44.0 (7.1) | 0.767 | 44.3 (7.1) | 43.7 (7.0) | 0.621 | 0.4 (7.3) | −0.3 (7.4) | 0.204 |
Reading ≤20th Centile (n = 224) | 43.7 (6.1) | 43.5 (7.5) | 0.841 | 44.3 (7.0) | 42.8 (7.7) | 0.396 | 0.6 (6.8) | −0.7 (7.3) | 0.173 |
Reading ≤10th Centile (n = 105) | 42.9 (5.0) | 43.2 (7.2) | 0.837 | 44.0 (7.5) | 42.3 (8.6) | 0.473 | 1.0 (6.5) | −0.9 (8.2) | 0.187 |
T scores have a mean of 50, sd = 10 and are derived from the British Ability Scales II.13.