Table 2.
Comparison of cognitive scores with more than two categorical variables between cases and controls.
| Cognitive Test | Cirrhosis (n = 29) | Controls (n = 29) | p-value (Mann-Whitney U) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD* | Median | Mean | SD* | Median | ||
| MMSE** | |||||||
| Temporal orientation | 4.9 | 0.3 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 0.3 | 5.0 | 0.65 |
| Spatial orientation | 5.0 | 0.2 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.2 | 5.0 | 1.00 |
| Registration of three words | 3.0 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.33 |
| Subtraction of serial sevens | 3.7 | 1.6 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 4.0 | 0.95 |
| Word recall | 2.3 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 0.11 |
| Three step command | 2.9 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 0.33 |
| Total | 27.5 | 2.5 | 28.0 | 27.9 | 2.0 | 28.0 | 0.88 |
| RAVLT | |||||||
| Learning (sum of A1 to A5) | 39.0 | 8.6 | 40.0 | 43.5 | 7.6 | 45.0 | 0.09 |
| Retroactive interference (A6/A5) | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.80 |
| Proactive interference (B/A1) | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.15 |
| Forgetting speed (A7/A6) | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.97 |
| Recognition | 9.6 | 2.9 | 10.0 | 10.3 | 2.3 | 10.0 | 0.37 |
| Total | 56.8 | 12.7 | 59.0 | 64.5 | 13.1 | 63.0 | 0.08 |
| PHES | |||||||
| DST | 41.6 | 21.3 | 45.0 | 47.7 | 20.0 | 47.0 | 0.20 |
| LTT (seconds) | 129.7 | 57.0 | 123.0 | 122.3 | 43.2 | 122.0 | 0.87 |
| LTT (errors) | 60.5 | 29.2 | 52.0 | 63.1 | 34.1 | 58.0 | 0.84 |
| LTT (German and Chinese versions)*** | 75.9 | 47.9 | 60.6 | 76.9 | 54.2 | 61.6 | 0.84 |
| LTT (Italian version)*** | 7458.0 | 4758.4 | 5934.0 | 7571.0 | 5399.7 | 6072.0 | 0.85 |
| LTT (Spanish and Portuguese versions)*** | 190.1 | 57.5 | 174.0 | 185.4 | 52.2 | 172.0 | 0.91 |
| SDT | 77.0 | 24.8 | 74.0 | 76.5 | 31.8 | 68.0 | 0.74 |
| TMT-A (seconds) | 67.7 | 33.9 | 55.1 | 54.9 | 31.8 | 49.1 | 0.09 |
| TMT-B (seconds) | 161.4 | 99.5 | 99.0 | 178.9 | 96.4 | 180.0 | 0.71 |
| Total (German and Chinese versions) | +0.7 | ±2.9 | 0.0 | +0.8 | ±2.7 | +0.2 | 0.67 |
| Total (Italian version) | +0.7 | ±2.9 | −0.1 | +0.8 | ±2.7 | +0.2 | 0.67 |
| Total (Spanish and Portuguese versions) | +0.8 | ±3.1 | −0.1 | +0.8 | ±2.6 | +0.5 | 0.59 |
*Standard deviation.
**All cases and controls scored 2 points in the item “naming two objets” on MMSE.
***Z score.