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. 2013 Jan 18;8(1):e54928. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0054928

Table 4. Correlation analyses (r; Spearman tests) evaluating the effect of nutritional status and eating disorders on spatial cognition.

Subjective vertical Z-axis
Visual condition Tactile condition Visual condition Tactile condition
Upright CW CCW Upright CW CCW Upright CW CCW Upright CW CCW
Weight
Total sample −0.209 −0.609 a −0.564 a −0.122 −0.556 a −0.449 b −0.222 −0.508 a −0.309 c −0.109 −0.515 a −0.343 c
AN group −0.446 c −0.37 d −0.06 0.408 c −0.028 −0.032 −0.411 c −0.35 d −0.137 0.323 −0.226 −0.181
Control group −0.232 −0.189 −0.329 −0.328 0.478 c −0.255 0.191 −0.139 0.199 −0.409 d −0.135 −0.182
EDI 2 total score
Total sample 0.179 0.568 a 0.325 c 0.095 0.472 b 0.488 a 0.138 0.44 b 0.312 c 0.059 0.418 b 0.359 c
AN group 0.095 0.183 0.116 0.279 0.065 0.066 0.096 0.09 0.179 0.279 0.006 0.247
Control group 0.042 0.144 0.017 0.072 0.056 0.329 0.116 0.129 0.264 0.024 0.07 0.06
EDI 2 IA
Total sample 0.336 c 0.593 a 0.419 b 0.078 0.47 b 0.413 b 0.326 c 0.526 a 0.339 c 0.067 0.426 b 0.315 c
AN group 0.402 d 0.16 0.122 0.208 0.137 0.141 0.402 0.02 0.049 0.28 0.294 0.091
Control group 0.178 0.346 0.423 c 0.113 0.169 0.244 0.198 0.258 0.352 d 0.147 0.285 0.138

Significant differences (Spearman tests; two-tailed) are indicated: a p<0.001; b p<0.01; c p<0.05; d p < 0.1. CW: clockwise body tilted; CCW: counter-clockwise body tilted.