Table 2.
Test | Bariatric Surgery Patients (n = 95)
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Obese Controls (n = 42)
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Baseline | 12-weeks | 12-month | Baseline | 12-weeks | 12-month | |
Memory | ||||||
Learning | 24.2 | 21.1 | 9.5† | 23.8 | 40.5 | 19.00 |
Short Delay | 12.6 | 18.9 | 5.3 | 16.7 | 26.2 | 9.5 |
Long Delay | 15.8 | 18.9 | 5.3† | 11.9 | 26.2 | 14.3 |
Recognition* | 22.1 | 8.4 | 5.3† | 16.7 | 19.0 | 21.4 |
Attention | ||||||
Digit Span | 3.2 | 5.3 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 7.1 | 2.4 |
SOA - Number | 10.5 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 9.5 | 2.4 | 7.1 |
VI-Word* | 4.2 | 6.3 | 5.3 | 11.9 | 9.5 | 16.7 |
Executive Function | ||||||
SOA - Letter/Number | 9.5 | 6.3 | 8.4 | 9.5 | 4.8 | 7.1 |
VI-Color-Word | 6.3 | 5.3 | 1.1† | 11.9 | 0.0 | 2.4 |
Maze Errors | 12.6 | 6.3 | 7.4 | 21.4 | 11.9 | 16.7 |
Language | ||||||
Letter Fluency | 16.8 | 11.6 | 13.7 | 14.3 | 11.9 | 4.8 |
Animal Fluency | 5.3 | 5.3 | 7.4 | 9.5 | 7.1 | 9.5 |
Note.SOA=switching of attention; VI=verbal interference;
Bariatric Surgery < Control at 12 months;
Baseline > 12 months within group.