Table 1.
Prefrontal cognitive test scores across two menstrual cycles.
| Cognitive Test | Measurement occasion | Model effect | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Menstrual | Pre-ovulatory | Mid-luteal | Premenstrual | ||
| Mean (SE) | Mean (SE) | Mean (SE) | Mean (SE) | p | |
| CYCLE 1 | |||||
| Blockspan forwards | 5.82 (0.17) | 6.07 (0.13) | 6.14 (0.13) | 6.15 (0.14) | 0.198 |
| Blockspan backwards | 5.97 (0.08) | 5.91 (0.06) | 5.91 (0.08) | 5.95 (0.08) | 0.801 |
| Cognitive bias | 33.62 (0.34) | 34.77 (0.32) | 34.55 (0.35) | 34.36 (0.38) | 0.006 |
| Divided attention | 95.41 (0.53) | 96.95 (0.67) | 98.54 (0.59) | 97.96 (0.64) | <0.001 |
| CYCLE 2 | |||||
| Blockspan forwards | 6.07 (0.14) | 6.30 (0.16) | 6.13 (0.14) | 6.60 (0.12) | 0.001 |
| Blockspan backwards | 5.93 (0.08) | 5.73 (0.12) | 5.96 (0.10) | 5.66 (0.12) | 0.059 |
| Cognitive bias | 34.02 (0.56) | 34.99 (0.45) | 35.02 (0.53) | 34.94 (0.52) | 0.050 |
| Divided attention | 98.12 (0.65) | 97.82 (0.73) | 98.34 (0.76) | 98.00 (0.91) | 0.829 |