Table 1C.
Neuropsychological outcomes of the child. Between group differences were assessed using Mann-Whitney U test WISC: Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (version III or V). CBCL: Child Behavior Checklist. BRIEF: Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function. ns: number of children in the study group. nc: number of children in the control group. Q1: first quartile. Q3: third quartile.
Study group (n=42) | Control group (n=42) | ||||||
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Median | Q1 | Q3 | Median | Q1 | Q3 | p-value | |
WISC | |||||||
Full scale intelligence | 106 | 96 | 114 | 109 | 102 | 119 | .028 |
Verbal intelligence (WISC-III, ns=30,nc=29) | 108 | 95 | 114 | 111 | 103 | 117 | .285 |
CBCL (T-scores) | |||||||
Internalizing problems | 53 | 45 | 61 | 48 | 43 | 58 | .303 |
Externalizing problems | 49 | 41 | 54 | 44 | 40 | 51 | .170 |
Total problems | 52 | 44 | 61 | 47 | 43 | 53 | .111 |
BRIEF (T-scores) | |||||||
Behavioral regulation | 50 | 43 | 60 | 45 | 42 | 54 | .357 |
Metacognition | 52 | 45 | 60 | 52 | 47 | 58 | .700 |
Global executive composite score | 51 | 43 | 61 | 51 | 44 | 57 | .451 |