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. 2012 Dec 5;7(12):e50718. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0050718

Table 3. Comparisons in terms of choice behavior and betting behavior between MS patients and controls in the CGT.

Controls (n = 38) MS patients (n = 72) p-values (Wilcoxon)
Choice behavior
Quality of decision making 98±0.5 95±0.8 z = 2.44, p = 0.01*
Deliberation time (ms) 1934±541 2413±905 z = −3.34, p = 0.005*
Betting behavior
Risk taking 0.60±0.09 0.58±0.1 z = −1.16, p = 0.24
Risk adjustment 1.6±0.7 1.4±0.9 z = −1.1, p = 0.28

Msec = milliseconds. Values are means ± standard deviation (SD). P-values reflect non parametric comparisons.

*

reflects significant difference. After correction for type 1 error, alpha was set at.025 for choice behavior (2 Items) and for betting behavior (idem).