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) |
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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.