Table 2. Group comparison on neuropsychological measures.
OCD M (SD) | Controls M (SD) | OCD N | Controls N | F(df) | Sig | Cohen's d | |
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Processing Speed | |||||||
Coding scaled score | 9.25 (3.75) | 11.66 (2.87) | 102 | 161 | 34.83 (1, 261) | <.00 | 0.72 |
Symbol Search scaled score | 10.23 (3.40) | 11.80 (2.90) | 102 | 66 | 9.65 (1, 166) | <.01 | 0.50 |
Visuospatial abilities | |||||||
RCFT copy accuracy | 61.55 (4.28) | 62.52 (7.36) | 94 | 67 | 1.11 (1, 159) | .29 | 0.16 |
Block Design scaled score | 10.76 (3.21) | 13.70 (3.27) | 102 | 161 | 50.75 (1, 261) | <.00 | 0.91 |
Working Memory | |||||||
Digit Span scaled score | 10.68 (3.03) | 10.39 (3.00) | 102 | 161 | 0.59 (1, 261) | .44 | 0.10 |
Arithmetic scaled score | 11.15 (3.36) | 12.58 (2.83) | 102 | 161 | 13.90 (1, 261) | <.00 | 0.46 |
Non-Verbal Memory | |||||||
RCFT delay accuracy | 43.09 (10.64) | 46.94 (12.11) | 93 | 68 | 4.58 (1, 159) | .03 | 0.34 |
Executive Functions | |||||||
Stroop Word (t score) | 46.91 (7.11) | 46.98 (7.10) | 99 | 78 | .01 (1, 175) | .94 | 0.01 |
Stroop Color (t score) | 43.70 (8.25) | 42.23 (7.62) | 99 | 78 | 1.47 (1, 175) | .23 | 0.19 |
Stroop Color-Word (t score) | 45.20 (8.51) | 45.87 (9.61) | 99 | 77 | .24 (1, 174) | .63 | 0.07 |
Stroop Interference (t score) | 48.78 (6.36) | 50.51 (7.27) | 99 | 77 | 2.82 (1, 174) | .09 | 0.25 |
WCST Categories Completed | 4.88 (1.69) | 5.00 (1.56) | 64 | 62 | .19 (1, 124) | .67 | 0.07 |
WCST Percent Perseverative Errors | 14.44 (9.75) | 14.00 (6.71) | 63 | 62 | .09 (1, 123) | .77 | 0.05 |
WCST Trials to Complete 1st Category | 24.19 (27.48) | 18.66 (20.60) | 64 | 62 | 1.62 (1, 124) | .20 | 0.23 |
WCST Failure to maintain set | .98 (1.15) | 1.29 (1.27) | 64 | 62 | 2.01 (1, 124) | .16 | 0.26 |
RCFT Copy Organization Score | 8.27 (3.47) | 8.93 (3.79) | 95 | 68 | 1.30 (1, 161) | .26 | 0.18 |
RCFT Delayed Organization Score | 6.57 (3.76) | 8.04 (3.92) | 94 | 68 | 5.81 (1, 160) | .017 | 0.38 |
OCD, obsessive-compulsive disorder; RCFT, Rey complex figure test; WCST, Wisconsin Card Sorting Test.