Table 2.
Cognitive performance at the beginning and at the end of the study for each group.
| Test | NF | Control | Paired samples t-test | ANOVA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| scores | Pre mean (s.e.m.) | Post mean (s.e.m.) | Change mean (s.e.m.) | Pre mean (s.e.m.) | Post mean (s.e.m.) | Change mean (s.e.m.) | NF p-value | Control p-value | G × T p-value |
| PASAT | |||||||||
| # errors | 13.45 (1.09) | 10.13 (1.08) | −3.32 (0.64) | 11.59 (2.22) | 11.18 (2.21) | −0.41 (1.23) | <0.001 | 0.742 | 0.024 |
| time (s) | 253.23 (13.25) | 213.68 (12.13) | −39.55 (8.05) | 249.76 (20.40) | 246.06 (23.77) | −3.71 (16.08) | <0.001 | 0.821 | 0.031 |
| RAVLT | |||||||||
| # recognized words | 12.25 (0.43) | 13.15 (0.30) | 0.90 (0.27) | 11.55 (0.65) | 11.90 (0.50) | 0.35 (0.65) | 0.002 | 0.597 | 0.363 |
| STROOP | |||||||||
| interference | 51.64 (1.23) | 53.38 (1.00) | 1.74 (1.20) | 54.60 (1.80) | 54.80 (1.87) | 0.20 (1.52) | 0.154 | 0.897 | 0.443 |
| TMT | |||||||||
| part A, time (s) | 44.66 (3.03) | 38.29 (3.80) | −6.37 (3.26) | 41.35 (3.02) | 37.95 (2.81) | −3.40 (2.43) | 0.059 | 0.178 | 0.543 |
| part B, time (s) | 101.50 (14.57) | 84.87 (11.91) | −16.63 (5.83) | 84.90 (11.60) | 73.40 (13.51) | −11.50 (10.55) | 0.007 | 0.289 | 0.645 |
| FAS | |||||||||
| # evoked words | 43.74 (1.87) | 46.85 (1.90) | 3.10 (1.19) | 38.70 (2.68) | 39.80 (2.74) | 1.10 (1.54) | 0.013 | 0.482 | 0.319 |
Mean ± s.e.m. scores in pre and post cognitive assessments are shown, as well as the change scores (post-pre). The p-values of the paired samples t-tests are shown for each group (pre vs. post changes), as well as the p-values of the Group × Time interaction in the rm-ANOVAs. Significant effects are marked bold (p < 0.05), statistical trends are underlined (p < 0.1).