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. 2020 Jun 5;5(2):164–171. doi: 10.1089/can.2019.0017

Table 4.

Comparison of Cognitive Performance Tests and Psychomotor Speed Between the Outpatients with Synthetic Cannabinoid Use Disorder and Healthy Control Groups

 
SC users
Controls
 
 
Tests Mean SD Mean SD ta p
AMIPB-B 56.96 19.67 71.27 18.42 −2.980 0.004*
FTT, dominant hand 50.18 6.87 57.48 5.31 −4.739 <0.001*
FTT, nondominant hand 46.57 4.81 51.36 5.18 −3.792 <0.001*
MOCA total score 24.20 2.12 27.18 1.68 −6.200 <0.001*
MOCA subtests            
 Memory 3.10 1.47 3.63 1.02 −1.692 0.096
  Median (25–75% values) Median (25–75% values) zb  
Visuospatial/executive
4 (4–4)
5 (4–5)
−4.278
<0.001*
Naming
3 (2–3)
3 (3–3)
−1.638
0.101
Attention
6 (5–6)
6 (5–6)
−0.474
0.636
Language
2 (1–2.25)
3 (2–3)
−4.075
<0.001*
Abstraction 1 (1–1) 2 (2–2) −6.397 <0.001*
a

Independent sample t-test.

b

Mann–Whitney U test.

*

p<0.05/5=p<0.01 by using Bonferroni correction for independent sample t-test and Mann–Whitney U test.

AMIPB-B, Adult Memory and Information Processing Battery-B form; FTT, Finger-Tapping Test; MOCA, The Montreal Cognitive Assessment test.