Table 2. Test performance of both groups with significance testing.
| Controls | Patients | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Test Variables | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Significance |
| Fluency: Animals (number words) | 22.48 (4.51) | 17.76 (4.95) | <0.001 |
| Fluency: fruits (number words) | 15.77 (3.94) | 11.52 (3.46) | <0.001 |
| Fluency: FAS (number words) | 42.16 (10.18) | 34.86 (10.91) | <0.001 |
| Trails B: Time (sec) | 55.50 (19.67) | 94.88 (68.41) | .004 |
| Trails B: Number of Errors | 41 (.83) | .82 (1.28) | <0.001 |
| 3 Ring Tower: Excess Moves | 3.81 (4.53) | 8.84 (9.74) | <0.001 |
| 4 Ring Tower: Excess Moves | 1.72 (2.29) | 3.80 (3.87) | <0.001 |
| 5 Ring Tower: Excess Moves | .99 (2.05) | 4.05 (7.89) | <0.001 |
| CalCap SEQ1: False Positive Errors | .86 (1.29) | 2.02 (2.22) | <0.001 |
| CalCap SEQ2: False Positive Errors | 2.45 (1.69) | 3.44 (2.15) | <0.001 |
| Intelligence (Mean scaled score) | 12.39 (1.87) | 9.54 (2.69) | <0.001 |
| Executive Components | |||
| “Verbal Fluency” | .52 (.85) | - .52 (.954) | <0.001 |
| “Planning” | .39 (.45) | - .44 (1.32) | <0.001 |
| “Inhibition” | .26 (.55) | - .25 (.94) | <0.001 |
Note: Significance levels determined by independent samples t- tests. See Methods section for test details.