Table 4. Group results and group differences in language functions and language laterality.
Left stroke group |
Right stroke group |
Patients |
Controls |
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Mean | Median | SD | Mean | Median | SD | U | p | Mean | Median | SD | Mean | Median | SD | U | p | ||||
Language functioning | |||||||||||||||||||
Naming | 0.00 | 0.71 | 1.43 | -0.48 | -0.52 | 1.56 | 32 | 0.673 | -0.23 | .31 | 1.46 | 0.89 | 1.13 | 0.68 | 81 | 0.015 | |||
Comprehension | -0.56 | -0.50 | 0.79 | -0.47 | -0.38 | 1.26 | 32 | 0.743 | -0.52 | -0.50 | 1.00 | 0.44 | 0.59 | 0.76 | 69 | 0.005 | |||
Reading | -0.69 | -0.40 | 1.00 | -0.42 | -0.23 | 1.35 | 29 | 0.541 | -0.57 | -0.40 | 1.15 | 0.43 | 0.58 | 0.64 | 69 | 0.005 | |||
Writing | -0.53 | -1.02 | 1.02 | -0.09 | 0.67 | 1.30 | 26 | 0.321 | -0.32 | 0.33 | 1.15 | 0.18 | 0.67 | 0.94 | 103 | 0.096 | |||
Word fluency | -.056 | -0.78 | 0.63 | -0.69 | -1.04 | 0.69 | 32 | 0.743 | -0.62 | -1.03 | 0.64 | 0.59 | 0.84 | 0.93 | 48 | 0.000 | |||
Verbal memory | -0.75 | -1.01 | 0.98 | -0.27 | -0.27 | 0.83 | 27 | 0.423 | -0.52 | -0.47 | 0.92 | 0.37 | 0.50 | 1.03 | 77 | 0.011 | |||
Language lateralization | |||||||||||||||||||
LI | 0.30 | 0.55 | 0.13 | 0.39 | 0.64 | 36 | 0.963 | 0.14 | 0.30 | 0.57 | 0.59 | 0.71 | 0.35 | 72 | 0.006 |
Note: Significance after Bonferroni correction is indicated with bold letters.
Abbreviation: LI = Language Laterality Index