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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Alzheimers Dement. 2021 Mar 1;17(4):584–594. doi: 10.1002/alz.12219

Table 5.

Subtest performance and frequency of low performance across CU and MCI biomarker subgroups.

CU A−T−
(n = 146)
MCI A+T+
(n = 15)
p-value
CU A−T− and
MCI A+T+
MCI A−T−
(n = 14)
p-value
MCI A−T− and MCI A+T+
OCL accuracy Mean (SD) (Transf)) 0.987 (0.101) 0.848 (0.082) < 0.001a 0.925 (0.081) 0.017a
OCL accuracy Mean (SD) (Untransf, %) 69.3 (9.3) 56.2 (8.0) < 0.001a 63.6 (7.7) 0.017a
OCL accuracy (z score) Mean (SD) 0.285 (0.795) −0.670 (0.629) < 0.001a −0.173 (0.634) 0.043a
OCL accuracy < 0.001b 0.122b
 Normal z > −1 138 (94.5%) 9 (60.0%) 12 (85.7%)
 z ≤ −1 8 (5.5%) 6 (40.0%) 2 (14.3%)

ONB accuracy Mean (SD) (Transf) 1.369 (0.166) 0.996 (0.237) < 0.001a 1.310 (0.185) <0.001a
ONB accuracy Mean (SD) (Untransf, %) 93.6 (8.2) 68.7 (21.2) < 0.001a 90.6 (9.4) 0.001a
ONB accuracy (z score) Mean (SD) 0.134 (1.214) −2.314 (1.626) < 0.001a −0.216 (1.284) <0.001a
ONB accuracy < 0.001b 0.016b
 Normal z > −1 125 (86.2%) 4 (26.7%) 10 (71.4%)
 z ≤ −1 20 (13.8%) 11 (73.3%) 4 (28.6%)

DET Mean (SD) (Transf) 2.618 (0.135) 2.737 (0.145) 0.002a 2.722 (0.147) 0.797a
DET Mean (SD) (Untrans; ms) 437.55 (162.75) 575.326 (204.507) 0.003a 558.19 (208.37) 0.825a
DET (z score) Mean (SD) −0.631 (1.233) −1.383 (1.370) 0.027a −1.516 (1.394) 0.798a
DET 0.056b 0.87ba
 Normal z > −1 95 (65.1%) 6 (40.0%) 6 (42.9%)
 z ≤ −1 51 (34.9%) 9 (60.0%) 8 (57.1%)

IDN Mean (SD) (Transf) 2.787 (0.105) 2.855 (0.099) 0.017a 2.860 (0.145) 0.919a
IDN Mean (SD) (Untransf, ms) 630.81 (164.06) 734.555 (176.678) 0.022a 764.40 (276.79) 0.730a
IDN (z score) Mean (SD) −0.793 (1.226) −1.129 (1.180) 0.313a −1.560 (1.850) 0.458a
IDN 0.405b 0.096b
 Normal z > −1 81 (55.5%) 10 (66.7%) 5 (35.7%)
 z ≤ −1 65 (44.5%) 5 (33.3%) 9 (64.3%)

Platform/Location 0.071b 0.292b
 Home (PC) 1 (0.7%) 0 0
 PC Clinic 38 (26.0%) 0 1 (7.1%)
 iPad Clinic 107 (73.3%) 15 (100%) 13 (92.9%)
a

p-values represent linear model ANOVAs for mean comparisons.

b

p-values represent Pearson’s Chi-squared test for frequency comparisons.

Note. CU = cognitively unimpaired; A = amyloid; T = tau; MCI = mild cognitive impairment; OCL = One Card Learning; ONB = One Back; DET = Detection; IDN = Identification; transf = transformed; untransf = untransformed (raw value), % = percentage correct (ONB, OCL), ms = milliseconds.