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. 2020 Feb 24;10:3344. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-59896-2

Table 3.

Correlations (point-biserial coefficient rpb, Spearman’s ρ, Pearson’s r) across the neuropsychological indices of visual perception, cognitive function and scholastic attainment in relation to clinical and socio-demographic factors.

Domain Index Tumour type (rpb) Visual function (rpb) VA score (ρ) Age at diagnosis (r) Time after treatment (r) Sex (rpb) Socio-economic status (ρ)
Visual perception MRP −0.36 0.52 −0.47 0.37 −0.05 −0.06 −0.18
VMI −0.07 0.50 −0.47 0.31 −0.49 −0.40 −0.07
GVP −0.21 0.54 −0.48 0.36 −0.34 −0.27 −0.22
Cognitive functioning VC −0.22 −0.02 0.17 < −0.01 0.58 0.25 0.45
PR −0.41 0.64* −0.46 0.38 0.25 0.57 0.18
WM −0.55 0.07 0.15 −0.26 0.55 −0.33 0.12
PS −0.29 0.67* −0.63* 0.22 0.04 0.08 0.23
FSIQ −0.52 0.52 −0.40 0.19 0.56 0.36 0.36
GA −0.47 0.45 −0.23 0.28 0.60 0.59 0.22
Scholastic attainment R −0.64* 0.29 −0.10 −0.03 0.61 0.27 0.13
M −0.44 0.07 0.15 −0.25 0.71 0.43 0.54
WL −0.26 0.64* −0.61 0.20 0.18 0.03 0.29
OL −0.23 0.39 −0.27 0.27 0.63 0.53 0.61
TC −0.50 0.33 −0.21 < 0.01 0.63 0.35 0.37

Note: tumour type (1: sporadic, 2: syndromic), visual function (1: poor, requiring visual aids, 2: good, not requiring visual aids) and sex (1: female, 2: male).

VA = visual acuity; MRP = Motor-Reduced Perception; VMI = Visual-Motor Integration; GVP = General Visual Perception; VC = Verbal Comprehension; PR = Perceptual Reasoning; WM = Working Memory; PS = Processing Speed; FSIQ = Full-Scale IQ; GA = General Ability; R = Reading; M = Mathematics; WL = Written Language; OL = Oral Language; TC = Total Composite.

*Significant correlations at uncorrected P ≤ 0.05; none survived at corrected α = 0.0125.