Table 3.
The mean BICAMS scores in individual MS and CG subgroups.
| SDMT | BVMT-R | CVLT-II | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS | Men (N-16) | 40.4±12.8 | 23.1±7.2 | 52.5±10.9 | >0.05 |
| Women (N-34) | 43.1±14.0 | 23.1±7.1 | 57.5±9.3 | ||
| CG | Men (N-5) | 55.6±10.3 | 30.4±3.6 | 65.6±5.9 | >0.05 |
| Women (N-15) | 58.4±12.1 | 29.3±4.3 | 65.7±6.1 | ||
| MS | Intellectual work (N-27) | 48.7±10.0 | 25.3±5.7 | 60.5±8.5 | <0.05 |
| Physical work/unemployment (N-23) | 35.0±13.4 | 20.4±7.6 | 50.5±9.1 | ||
| CG | Intellectual work (N-15) | 60.7±11.8 | 31.1±2.8 | 68.1±3.0 | <0.05 |
| Physical work/unemployment (N-5) | 48.8±2.6 | 25.0±4.2 | 58.4±6.6 | ||
| MS | Higher education (N-28) | 45.4±12.2 | 24.5±6.9 | 60.9±7.2 | p (SDMT, BVMT-R) >0.05 p (CVLT-II)<0.05 |
| Less than higher education (N-22) | 38.3±14.2 | 21.2±7.0 | 49.5±9.5 | ||
| CG | Higher education (N-15) | 60.7±11.8 | 30.6±3.0 | 67.5±4.2 | <0.05 |
| Less than higher education (N-5) | 48.8±2.6 | 26.4±5.6 | 60.2±7.3 | ||
| MS | Age, up to 35 y. (N-23) | 48.2±11.7 | 26,5±4,9 | 60.7±8.9 | <0.05 |
| Age, above 36 y. (N-27) | 37.3±13.1 | 20.1±7.4 | 51.8±9.2 | ||
| CG | Age, up to 35 y. (N-12) | 64.8±9.0 | 32.1±2.0 | 68.7±3.0 | <0.05 |
| Age, above 36 y (N-8) | 47.1±4.1 | 25.8±3.4 | 61.2±6.5 | ||
| MS | EDSS (0–3.0) (N-28) | 47.0±12.3 | 25.1±5.8 | 59.3±8.2 | <0.05 |
| EDSS (3.5–5.0) (N-19) | 39.3±11.0 | 20.9±8.0 | 52.5±10.6 | p (SDMT,) <0.05 p (BVMT-R, CVLT-II) >0.05 |
|
| EDSS (5.0–10.0) (N-3) | 18.0±7.6 | 17.3±3.8 | 45.7±10.8 | ||
CG – control group; SDMT – Symbol Digit Modalities Test; BVMT-R – Brief Visuospatial Memory Test revised; CVLT-II – California Verbal Learning test, 2nd edition.