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. 2016 Nov 2;104(6):1683–1692. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.116.142075

TABLE 5.

Mean cognitive scores by group at pretest (baseline) and posttest

Choline
Placebo
Analyses, P
n Mean ± SD Cohen’s d n Mean ± SD Cohen’s d Main effect of group Main effect of time Interaction
Paired Associates Learning −0.17 −0.23 0.78 0.02 0.73
 Pretest 29 37.7 ± 49.95 26 36.6 ± 53.14
 Posttest 28 29.3 ± 48.64 23 26.0 ± 38.59
Design Fluency 0.28 0.21 0.39 0.01 0.31
 Pretest 29 16.1 ± 7.99 24 15.9 ± 7.71
 Posttest 28 18.5 ± 9.36 22 17.5 ± 7.68
Spatial Working Memory total errors −0.14 −0.37 0.99 0.01 0.31
 Pretest 29 59.6 ± 12.99 26 62.0 ± 18.81
 Posttest 28 57.5 ± 15.87 23 54.7 ± 20.84
Spatial Working Memory strategy 0.36 −0.08 0.20 0.59 0.32
 Pretest 29 37.4 ± 2.62 26 37.2 ± 3.56
 Posttest 28 38.4 ± 2.86 23 36.9 ± 4.13
Quotient ADHD1 Accuracy 0.07 0.05 0.24 0.97 0.72
 Pretest 27 64.8 ± 12.60 22 70.3 ± 12.69
 Posttest 23 65.7 ± 11.71 20 70.9 ± 12.93
Grooved Pegboard −0.21 −0.41 0.75 0.01 0.92
 Pretest 29 0.90 ± 1.52 25 1.1 ± 2.14
 Posttest 27 0.57 ± 1.66 22 0.37 ± 1.30
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ADHD, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.