Table 2. Summary of the psychological evaluation results of the final sample of MS patients and normalised data for the Portuguese population (SD = standard deviation).
| Variable | Group | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| MS (n = 38) | Normative | p-value | |
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | ||
| MOCA total | 24.03 (2.7) | 26.4 (2.2) | p < 0.001 |
| Digit span (WAIS-III) | 9.8 (2.2) | 10 (3) | 0.68 |
| Trail making (women) | 111 (64) | 61 (37) | p = 0.001 |
| Trail making (men) | 108 (54) | 52 (37) | p = 0.002 |
| SDMT (women) | 51.61 (8.4) | 60 (10.1) | p < 0.001 |
| SDMT (men) | 51.07 (10.7) | 65.9 (12.2) | p < 0.001 |
| COWAT | 32.3 (10.25) | 33.2 (9.6) | 0.60 |
| Twenty questions (D-KEFS) | 10.5 (3.3) | 10 (3) | 0.35 |