Table 2.
Cognitive measures of both HC and MS patients (controlling by age and schooling)
| HC (n=56) | K–S (P-value) | MS patients (n=60) | K–S (P-value) | F | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRT | ||||||
| LTS | 43.6±15.48 | 0.49 | 32.1±16.43 | 0.98 | 15.69 | <0.001 |
| CLTR | 35.6±17.00 | 0.98 | 24.8±16.98 | 0.77 | 11.27 | 0.001 |
| SRT-D | 8.8±2.91 | 0.11 | 5.9±2.97 | 0.28 | 31.69 | <0.001 |
| 10/36 SPART | ||||||
| SPART-Total | 21.1±4.83 | 0.31 | 20.3±5.87 | 0.61 | 0.22 | 0.64 |
| SPART-D | 7.3±2.18 | 0.17 | 7.5±2.38 | 0.06 | 0.53 | 0.46 |
| SDMT | 52.4±13.51 | 0.27 | 46.6±14.74 | 0.68 | 5.02 | 0.02 |
| PASAT | ||||||
| PASAT 3″-correct | 40.5±14.09 | 0.40a | 29.2±17.56 | 0.24 | 14.50 | <0.001 |
| COWAT | 36.2±11.15 | 0.08 | 31.7±11.18 | 0.62 | 4.47 | 0.03 |
| Semantic fluency (animals) | 21.8±4.45 | 0.22 | 19.4±5.16 | 0.52 | 6.78 | 0.01 |
Notes: Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation.
a
PASAT 3″-correct scores were log transformed before ANCOVA analysis.
Abbreviations: HC, healthy control; MS, multiple sclerosis; K–S, Kolmogorov–Smirnov test; SRT, Selective Reminding Test; LTS, Long-Term Storage; CLTR, Consistent Long-Term Retrieval; SRT-D, SRT-Delayed; SPART, Spatial Recall Test; SPART-D, SPART-Delayed; SDMT, Symbol Digit Modalities Test; PASAT, Paced Auditory Serial Addition Test; COWAT, Controlled Oral Word Association Test; ANCOVA, analysis of covariance.