Table 2.
Neurocognitive test results in three subject groups
| AN 1 (n = 47) | AN 2 (n = 47) | HC (n = 50) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trail Making Test (TMT) | |||
| Part A (s) | 25.00 (5.23) ### | 23.81 (5.89) # | 21.38 (4.55) |
| Part B (s) | 54.89 (16.26) ###*** | 45.36 (11.56) | 41.68 (7.78) |
| Part A + Part B | 79.89 (18.7) ###*** | 69.17 (13.79) # | 63.06 (10.65) |
| Color - Word Stroop Task (CWST) | |||
| Reading colour names in black - RT (ms) | 25.74 (5.41) ###** | 23.34 (4.54) ### | 19.64 (5.32) |
| Reading colour names in black - error rates | 0.02 (0.14) | 0.11 (0.48) | 0.00 (0.00) |
| Naming colour of word-different - RT (ms) | 47.66 (10,85) ###* | 42.89 (13,16) | 40.98 (8,08) |
| Naming colour of word-different - error rates | 0.47 (0.93) ## | 0.47 (0.93) ## | 1.16 (1.27) |
| Ruff Figural Fluency Test (RFFT) | |||
| Ruff Figural Fluency Test – total | 66.74 (23.95) ###*** | 87.91 (25.18) | 80.64 (15.65) |
| The Error Ratio | 0.55 (1.14) # | 0.34 (0.38) # | 0.22 (0.17) |
| Rotation | 0.06 (0,25) #* | 0.40 (0.97) | 0.54 (1.15) |
| Enumeration | 0.15 (0.51) | 0.11 (0.48) | 0.12 (0.33) |
AN1 patients with anorexia nervosa before therapy, AN2 patients with anorexia nervosa after therapy, HC healthy controls
Mean and standard deviation presented
*p ≤ 05 versus AN2, **p ≤ 0.01 versus AN2, ***p ≤ 0.001 versus AN2, # p ≤ 0.05 versus HC, ## p ≤ 0,01 versus HC, ### p ≤ 0.001 versus HC