Means adjusted for age, sex, and educational level. A and B, Severity of functional deficits. C and D, Number of functional deficits.
A significant difference was found in post hoc comparisons between no deficits and mild or few for the severity of functional deficits and the number of functional deficits as measured by the Auditory Verbal Learning Test (AVLT) 30-minute delay.
A significant difference was found in post hoc comparisons between no deficits and moderate to severe or high deficits for all measures.
A significant difference was found in post hoc comparisons between mild or few and moderate to severe or high deficits for all measures.
Severity groups were defined as follows: no deficits, 0; mild severity, 1 or more and 4 or less; and moderate to severe, 5 or more.
Number of deficit groups were defined as follows: no deficits, 0; few deficits, 1 or more and 3 or less; and high number deficits, 4 or more. (P < .0167, Bonferroni corrected).