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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer. 2021 Apr 29;127(17):3202–3213. doi: 10.1002/cncr.33624

Table 3.

Longitudinal Analysis of the Association of Overweight/Obesity Area Under the Curve with Neurocognitive Measurements During Treatment

Cognitive Domain Measurement Induction Consolidation Early maintenance (Weeks 1–48) Late maintenance (Weeks 49–120)

Estimate SE Std. Est P Estimate SE Std. Est P Estimate SE Std. Est P Estimate SE Std. Est P
Executive function
 Abstraction DKEFS Abstraction −0.023 0.062 −0.372 0.710 −0.017 0.033 −0.514 0.610 −0.038 0.063 −0.601 0.550 −0.002 0.030 −0.065 0.950
 Inhibitory control DKEFS Inhibition −0.099 0.058 −1.702 0.091 −0.038 0.031 −1.219 0.220 −0.019 0.060 −0.313 0.750 −0.038 0.029 −1.331 0.180
DKEFS Inhibition/Switching 0.017 0.061 0.281 0.780 0.031 0.032 0.942 0.350 0.027 0.063 0.439 0.660 −0.022 0.030 −0.733 0.460
 Cognitive flexibility DKEFS Number-Letter Switching −0.144 0.065 −2.202 0.029 −0.072 0.034 −2.110 0.036 −0.141 0.066 −2.126 0.035 −0.092 0.032 −2.909 0.004
WCST Perseverative Errors −0.229 0.093 −2.467 0.015 −0.137 0.047 −2.917 0.004 −0.261 0.095 −2.760 0.006 −0.081 0.046 −1.783 0.076
WCST Perseverative Response −0.240 0.096 −2.492 0.014 −0.135 0.049 −2.756 0.007 −0.268 0.098 −2.729 0.007 −0.086 0.047 −1.821 0.070
WCST Conceptual Level Response −0.158 0.070 −2.255 0.025 −0.087 0.035 −2.465 0.015 −0.123 0.072 −1.704 0.090 −0.035 0.035 −1.012 0.310
 Planning DKEFS Tower 0.000 0.051 −0.006 0.990 0.009 0.026 0.338 0.740 0.018 0.052 0.340 0.730 −0.001 0.025 −0.036 0.970
 Verbal fluency DKEFS Letter Fluency −0.080 0.057 −1.395 0.160 −0.041 0.029 −1.386 0.170 −0.043 0.059 −0.735 0.460 −0.072 0.027 −2.637 0.009
DKEFS Category Fluency −0.066 0.063 −1.040 0.300 −0.040 0.033 −1.211 0.230 −0.093 0.064 −1.451 0.150 −0.052 0.031 −1.675 0.096
DKEFS Category Switching 0.010 0.054 0.191 0.850 0.017 0.028 0.586 0.560 0.020 0.055 0.356 0.720 0.001 0.026 0.046 0.960
 Organization Rey Complex Figure Copy −0.183 0.148 −1.232 0.220 −0.100 0.078 −1.282 0.200 −0.271 0.151 −1.795 0.074 −0.106 0.072 −1.466 0.140
 Working memory WS Digit Span Backward 0.004 0.061 0.072 0.940 0.019 0.031 0.601 0.550 −0.014 0.062 −0.217 0.830 0.000 0.030 0.015 0.990
WS Spatial Span Backward −0.033 0.058 −0.563 0.570 −0.001 0.030 −0.042 0.970 −0.042 0.059 −0.706 0.480 −0.040 0.028 −1.412 0.160
 Spatial construction WASI Block Design −0.093 0.058 −1.605 0.110 −0.069 0.030 −2.275 0.024 −0.130 0.059 −2.222 0.028 −0.049 0.028 −1.734 0.085
Attention
 Attention span WS Digit Span Forward −0.058 0.060 −0.958 0.340 −0.041 0.031 −1.323 0.190 −0.122 0.061 −1.993 0.048 −0.050 0.029 −1.718 0.088
WS Spatial Span Forward 0.010 0.057 0.179 0.860 0.017 0.030 0.590 0.560 0.003 0.058 0.057 0.950 0.009 0.028 0.328 0.740
 Risk taking CPT II Beta −0.082 0.051 −1.611 0.110 −0.047 0.025 −1.899 0.059 −0.092 0.053 −1.755 0.081 −0.062 0.025 −2.487 0.014
 Commissions CPT II Commissions 0.001 0.067 0.009 0.990 −0.017 0.035 −0.485 0.630 −0.034 0.069 −0.489 0.630 −0.008 0.033 −0.233 0.820
 Detectability CPT II d Prime −0.037 0.066 −0.562 0.570 −0.046 0.034 −1.360 0.180 −0.059 0.069 −0.863 0.390 −0.010 0.033 −0.315 0.750
 Omissions CPT II Omissions −0.124 0.088 −1.404 0.160 −0.107 0.047 −2.251 0.026 −0.165 0.091 −1.810 0.072 −0.063 0.043 −1.457 0.150
 Perseveration CPT II Perseveration −0.106 0.111 −0.957 0.340 −0.100 0.060 −1.670 0.097 −0.097 0.115 −0.845 0.400 −0.003 0.055 −0.053 0.960
 Response speed consistency CPT II Hit Reaction Time Standard Error −0.068 0.067 −1.017 0.310 −0.065 0.036 −1.826 0.070 −0.060 0.069 −0.864 0.390 −0.025 0.033 −0.742 0.460
CPT II Variability of Standard Error −0.049 0.067 −0.729 0.470 −0.048 0.035 −1.362 0.170 −0.041 0.069 −0.590 0.560 −0.010 0.033 −0.313 0.750
Processing speed
 Word reading DKEFS Word Reading 0.005 0.053 0.102 0.920 0.025 0.028 0.885 0.380 0.048 0.055 0.876 0.380 −0.033 0.026 −1.230 0.220
 Color naming DKEFS Color Naming −0.042 0.052 −0.802 0.420 −0.005 0.028 −0.193 0.850 0.018 0.053 0.332 0.740 −0.031 0.026 −1.205 0.230
 Visual motor coordination DKEFS Motor Speed −0.027 0.058 −0.471 0.640 −0.010 0.031 −0.318 0.750 −0.011 0.058 −0.188 0.850 −0.032 0.028 −1.126 0.260
DKEFS Number Sequencing −0.028 0.064 −0.445 0.660 −0.003 0.033 −0.093 0.930 −0.021 0.065 −0.328 0.740 −0.034 0.031 −1.094 0.280
DKEFS Letter Sequencing −0.044 0.069 −0.642 0.520 −0.023 0.035 −0.656 0.510 −0.035 0.070 −0.499 0.620 −0.050 0.034 −1.494 0.140
WS Digit Symbol −0.014 0.053 −0.261 0.790 0.001 0.028 0.026 0.980 −0.049 0.054 −0.907 0.370 −0.017 0.026 −0.672 0.500
WS Processing Speed Index −0.067 0.056 −1.209 0.230 −0.026 0.030 −0.873 0.380 −0.080 0.057 −1.401 0.160 −0.039 0.027 −1.422 0.150
 Visual speed CPT II Hit Reaction Time −0.087 0.060 −1.460 0.150 −0.053 0.032 −1.663 0.098 −0.057 0.062 −0.923 0.360 −0.060 0.029 −2.054 0.041
WS Symbol Search −0.103 0.062 −1.672 0.096 −0.045 0.033 −1.382 0.170 −0.093 0.063 −1.466 0.140 −0.053 0.030 −1.747 0.082
 Motor speed GPB Dominant Hand −0.192 0.091 −2.112 0.036 −0.092 0.048 −1.907 0.058 −0.052 0.094 −0.555 0.580 −0.037 0.045 −0.818 0.410
GPB Non-Dominant Hand −0.221 0.095 −2.323 0.021 −0.148 0.050 −2.953 0.004 −0.164 0.098 −1.670 0.097 −0.104 0.047 −2.218 0.028

Abbreviations: SE, standard error; Std. Est, standard estimate, DKEFS, Delis-Kaplan Executive Function System; WCST, Wisconsin Card Sorting Test; WS, Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children/Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale; WASI, Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence; CPT II, Conners’ Continuous Performance Test II; GPB, Grooved Pegboard Test

All periods were adjusted for sex, time since diagnosis, Total XV treatment risk, parents’ highest education in years, and body mass index Z-score at diagnosis.

Standard estimate was calculated as estimate divided by standard error.