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Table III.

Analyses of Group Differences in Cognitive Performance Between Brain Tumor Patients and Oncological Control Patients on Standardized Measures

		Group						Test statistics
		Brain tumor patients (n = 20)			Control patients (n = 27)			Group comparisons		Effect sizes
Function	Measure	n	Median	Range	n	Median	Range	U ^c	P	Φ (Phi)
Fluid intelligence (TONI‐3) ^a	Nonverbal IQ	17	100	89–130	24	100	83–150	243.5	0.15	0.15
Intelligence (WISC‐IV) ^a	Full scale IQ	20	99	77–117	27	108	67–132	339.0	0.051	0.26
	Verbal comprehension (WISC Index)	20	100	81–126	27	101	67–126	272.5	0.48	0.01
	Perceptual reasoning (WISC Index)	20	99	73–121	27	106	73–141	336.5	0.08	0.21
	Working memory (WISC Index)	20	95	80–108	27	102	71–141	385.0	0.03*	0.28
	Processing speed (WISC Index)	19	97	62–123	26	103	74–134	308.0	0.14	0.16
Verbal learning (RAVLT) ^a	Learning (PR trial 1–5)	19	10	1–99	26	70	10–99	371.0	<0.01**(+)	0.41
	Recall (PR trial 7)	19	14	1–99	26	69	1–99	330.5	0.01**	0.33
	Recognition (PR)	19	53	1–88	26	75	5–88	312.0	0.03*	0.27
Verbal learning ^a	Immediate recall (PR)	14	50	2–95	22	75	2–99	211.5	0.03*	0.27
(CMS Stories) ^a	Delayed recall (PR)	14	44	2–99	22	80	2–99	218.0	<0.01**(+)	0.30
	Delayed recognition (PR)	14	50	2–84	22	75	16–98	226.0	<0.001***(++)	0.47
Sustained attention (CPT‐II) ^b	Commission errors (PR)	20	65	3–89	26	18	1–94	156.0	0.01**	0.34
	Omission errors (PR)	20	38	21–99	26	36	20–96	244.0	0.36	0.27
Divided attention (TAP) ^a	Commission errors (PR)	17	22	2–100	27	79	4–100	322.0	0.03*	0.34
	Omission errors (PR)	17	29	1–100	27	46	1–96	293.5	0.12	0.05

Significance level: *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; ***P = <0.001 (uncorrected); (+ = P < 0.05; ++ = P < 0.01 after Holm–Bonferroni‐Correction).

^{^a}

High values indicate good performance.

^{^b}

Low values indicate good performance.

^{^c}

Mann–Whitney U‐test. PR, percentile rank.