Table 2.
Neuropsychological measurements in dyslexics and controls
| Dyslexics (N = 26) | Controls (N = 25) | Test statistic | p | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | Median | SD | Mean | Median | SD | |||
| VC | 19.4 | 19 | 2.2 | 20.8 | 21 | 2.6 | U = 216 | 0.038 |
| OMT | 65.8 | 65 | 10.0 | 102.1 | 104.5 | 11.6 | t = 12.2 | < 0.001 |
| Klepel test | 61.2 | 64 | 13.0 | 105.3 | 108.5 | 9.3 | U = 3.0 | < 0.001 |
| NWRT | 34.8 | 33 | 6.0 | 40.4 | 40.5 | 3.8 | U = 155.5 | 0.001 |
| RAN | 183.6 | 186 | 57.3 | 130.1 | 129 | 21.1 | U = 559 | < 0.001 |
| WAIS-III Matrix Reasoning | 21.6 | 22 | 2.6 | 21.4 | 21 | 2.6 | U = 348 | 0.66 |
| WAIS-III Vocabulary | 45.4 | 46 | 9.1 | 51.7 | 51.5 | 5.4 | t = 3.19 | 0.003 |
| DS forward | 8.3 | 8 | 1.9 | 10.5 | 10 | 1.8 | t = 3.93 | < 0.001 |
| DS backward | 6.5 | 7 | 2.0 | 7.7 | 7 | 2.1 | U = 218.5 | 0.042 |
| BT | 51.9 | 51 | 8.0 | 47.7 | 47 | 6.0 | U = 436.5 | 0.035 |
| TD | 1.82 | 1.89 | 0.50 | 2.12 | 2.16 | 0.41 | t = 2.25 | 0.029 |
VC verbal competence, OMT one-minute test, NWRT non-word repetition test, RAN rapid automatized naming test, WAIS-III Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale vocabulary subtest, DS digit span, BT bead threading, TD time discrimination