Table 3.
Mean scores (standard deviation) for cognitive variables across clusters
| Clusters | Statistics | Post-hoc | Cohen's d | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C1 Preserved (n = 68) | C2 Selectively impaired (n = 66) | C3 Globally impaired (n = 40) | F | p | C1 v. C2 | C1 v. C3 | C2 v. C3 | C1 v. C2 | C1 v. C3 | C2 v. C3 | |
| Attention/working memory | −0.51 (−0.88) | −0.74 (0.62) | −1.71 (0.45) | 54.41 | <0.001a | 0.071 | <0.001a | <0.001a | 0.30 | 1.72 | 1.79 |
| Forward digit (WAIS-IV) | −0.7 (0.66) | −0.89 (0.77) | −1.9 (0.59) | 41.32 | <0.001a | 0.331 | <0.001a | <0.001a | 0.26 | 1.92 | 1.47 |
| Backward digit (WAIS-IV) | −0.33 (0.79) | −0.6 (0.75) | −1.5 (0.54) | 34.80 | <0.001a | 0.091 | <0.001a | <0.001a | 0.35 | 1.73 | 1.38 |
| Verbal memory | −0.49 (0.74) | −1.07 (0.72) | −1.92 (0.85) | 44.52 | <0.001a | <0.001a | <0.001a | <0.001a | 2.14 | 1.79 | 1.08 |
| First trial (RAVLT) | −0.65 (0.81) | −0.92 (0.78) | −1.49 (1.14) | 11.22 | <0.001a | 0.251 | <0.001a | 0.005 | 0.34 | 0.85 | 0.58 |
| Immediate recall (RAVLT) | −0.56 (0.87) | −1.26 (1.0) | −2.38 (0.98) | 46.42 | <0.001a | <0.001a | <0.001a | <0.001a | 0.75 | 1.96 | 1.13 |
| Delayed recall (RAVLT) | −0.27 (0.88) | −1.02 (0.92) | −1.89 (0.96) | 40.53 | <0.001a | <0.001a | <0.001a | <0.001a | 0.83 | 1.76 | 0.93 |
| Executive function | −0.45 (0.72) | −0.79 (0.63) | −1.83 (0.48) | 60.9 | <0.001a | 0.007 | <0.001a | <0.001a | 0.50 | 2.26 | 1.86 |
| TMT part A | −0.27 (0.97) | −0.5 (0.87) | −1.76 (0.82) | 37.61 | <0.001a | 0.426 | <0.001a | <0.001a | 0.25 | 1.66 | 1.49 |
| TMT part B | −0.01 (1.05) | −0.61 (0.93) | −1.98 (0.62) | 38.66 | <0.001a | 0.003 | <0.001a | <0.001a | 0.60 | 2.28 | 1.73 |
| DSST (WAIS-IV) | −0.29 (0.88) | −0.66 (0.74) | −1.82 (0.76) | 47.01 | <0.001a | 0.022 | <0.001a | <0.001a | 0.46 | 1.86 | 1.55 |
| Categories (WCST) | −1.11 (0.82) | −1.34 (0.76) | −1.84 (0.44) | 12.01 | <0.001a | 0.240 | <0.001a | 0.003 | 0.29 | 1.11 | 0.81 |
| Verbal ability | −0.46 (0.64) | −0.71 (0.67) | −1.86 (0.48) | 68.06 | <0.001a | 0.06 | <0.001a | <0.001a | 0.38 | 2.47 | 1.97 |
| Phonemic fluency (PMR) | −0.45 (0.77) | −0.67 (0.73) | −1.68 (0.66) | 37.58 | <0.001a | 0.255 | <0.001a | <0.001a | 0.29 | 1.72 | 1.45 |
| Semantic fluency (Animals) | −0.6 (0.86) | −0.98 (0.83) | −1.97 (0.78) | 34.31 | <0.001a | 0.025 | <0.001a | <0.001a | 0.45 | 1.67 | 1.23 |
| Similarities (WAIS-IV) | −0.34 (1.0) | −0.49 (1.02) | −1.93 (0.82) | 37.12 | <0.001a | 1.0 | <0.001a | <0.001a | 0.15 | 1.74 | 1.56 |
WAIS: Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, RAVLT: Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test, TMT: Trail Making Test, DSST: Digit Symbol Substitution Test, WCST: Wisconsin Card Sorting Test.
Analysis of variance or χ2 tests statistically significant after applying Bonferroni correction for multiple comparisons (p < 0.003).