Table 2.
Group Values (mean±SD) for Number of Words and the Three CoVec Variables, among Patients with and without Derailment and Tangentiality
| Number of Words | Mean Similarity | Coherence-5 | Coherence-10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derailment | ||||
| Patients with moderate to severe derailment, n=28–31 | 16.23±6.52 | 0.496±0.063 | 0.559±0.043 | 0.480±0.053 |
| Patients without derailment, n=127–129 | 19.31±5.61 | 0.507±0.037 | 0.569±0.030 | 0.495±0.035 |
|
p=0.009 d=0.51 |
p=0.200 d=0.23 |
p=0.100 d=0.27 |
p=0.060 d=0.33 |
|
| Tangentiality | ||||
| Patients with moderate to severe tangentiality, n=54–57 | 18.67±6.30 | 0.503±0.050 | 0.565±0.036 | 0.487±0.043 |
| Patients without tangentiality, n=89–91 | 19.00±5.50 | 0.508±0.030 | 0.569±0.032 | 0.493±0.039 |
|
p=0.740 d=0.05 |
p=0.550 d=0.12 |
p=0.560 d=0.12 |
p=0.430 d=0.15 |
|
p= significance of between-group comparisons when controlling for number of words
d=Cohen’s d effect size computed using raw data rather than estimated marginal means
Note: The sample size varied among number of words and three CoVec variables since CoVec excluded animal lists with less than five or ten words generated for Coherence-5 and 10, respectively.