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. 2022 May 8;38(3):593–603. doi: 10.1016/j.cger.2022.05.003

Table 2.

Neuropsychological tests

Total
Sex
Severity – Seven Category Ordinal Scale
Not Hospitalized
Hospitalized
P Value
Males
Females
P Value
2. At Home
3. No O2
4. O2
5. HFNC/NIV
6. Intubation/ECMO
n = 100 n = 65 n = 35 n = 12 n = 14 n = 43 n = 16 n = 15
MMSE
 Corrected 28.2 (1.7) 28.4 (1.7) 27.7 (1.8) 0.068 28.2 (1.9) 28.5 (1.5) 27.9 (2.1) 28.2 (1.3) 28.7 (0.8) 0.48
Rey’s immediate recall
 Corrected 42.6 (7.8) 41.8 (8.0) 44.1 (7.3) 0.171 43.1 (7.0) 42.5 (8.7) 41.7 (7.5) 42.8 (8.8) 44.7 (8.0) 0.804
 Equivalent 3.1 (1.1) 3.0 (1.2) 3.5 (0.9) 0.044 3.4 (0.9) 3.1 (1.1) 3.0 (1.2) 3.1 (1.1) 3.5 (1.1) 0.638
Failed 2 (2%) 2 (3.1%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 1 (2.3%) 0 (0%) 1 (6.7%)
Borderline 9 (9%) 8 (12.3%) 1 (2.9%) 0 (0%) 2 (14.3%) 5 (11.6%) 2 (12.5%) 0 (0%)
Rey’s delayed recall
 Corrected 8.7 (2.9) 8.2 (2.9) 9.5 (2.7) 0.03 9.5 (2.7) 9.0 (2.8) 8.1 (2.9) 8.4 (3.1) 9.6 (2.8) 0.327
 Equivalen 3.0 (1.3) 2.8 (1.3) 3.3 (1.2) 0.03 3.3 (1.2) 3.0 (1.5) 2.8 (1.3) 2.7 (1.4) 3.3 (1.2) 0.58
Failed 7 (7%) 6 (9.2%) 1 (2.9%) 0 (0%) 1 (7.1%) 4 (9.3%) 1 (6.2%) 1 (6.7%)
Borderline 10 (10%) 6 (9.2%) 4 (11.4%) 2 (16.7%) 2 (14.3%) 3 (7%) 3 (18.8%) 0 (0%)
MFTC
 Time corrected 50.8 (31.7) 51.4 (25.5) 49.7 (41.3) 0.797 44.4 (26.7) 58.4 (26.1) 48.6 (36.4) 46.9 (25.4) 59.3 (32.5) 0.522
 Time equivalent 3.8 (0.8) 3.8 (0.6) 3.6 (1.0) 0.133 3.6 (1.0) 3.6 (0.9) 3.8 (0.7) 3.9 (0.3) 3.7 (1.0) 0.703
Failed 2 (2%) 1 (1.5%) 1 (2.9%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 1 (2.3%) 0 (0%) 1 (6.7%)
Borderline 2 (2%) 0 (0%) 2 (5.7%) 1 (8.3%) 1 (7.1%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
 False alarms corrected 0.7 (2.5) 0.6 (2.9) 0.7 (1.3) 0.858 2.6 (6.4) 0.8 (1.9) 0.4 (1.0) 0.2 (0.8) 0.3 (0.8) 0.651
 False alarms equivalent 3.5 (1.1) 3.7 (0.9) 3.2 (1.4) 0.042 2.8 (1.8) 3.4 (1.2) 3.6 (0.9) 3.7 (1.0) 3.7 (1.0) 0.149
Failed 7 (7%) 3 (4.6%) 4 (11.4%) 3 (25%) 1 (7.1%) 1 (2.3%) 1 (6.2%) 1 (6.7%)
Borderline 2 (2%) 1 (1.5%) 1 (2.9%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 2 (4.7%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
Frontal Assessment Battery
 Corrected 15.8 (1.9) 15.9 (1.8) 15.7 (2.1) 0.717 16.1 (2.2) 15.6 (2.0) 15.9 (1.9) 15.9 (1.1) 15.6 (2.2) 0.952
 Equivalent 2.8 (1.4) 2.9 (1.4) 2.7 (1.5) 0.556 2.8 (1.6) 2.8 (1.4) 2.8 (1.4) 2.9 (1.1) 2.6 (1.8) 0.978
Failed 12 (12%) 6 (9.2%) 6 (17.1%) 2 (16.7%) 2 (14.3%) 4 (9.3%) 0 (0%) 4 (26.7%)
Borderline 8 (8%) 7 (10.8%) 1 (2.9%) 1 (8.3%) 0 (0%) 5 (11.6%) 2 (12.5%) 0 (0%)
Digit Span Forward
 Corrected 6.0 (1.1) 6.0 (1.1) 5.9 (1.1) 0.444 5.8 (0.9) 5.8 (1.1) 6.0 (1.1) 6.2 (1.2) 6.0 (1.0) 0.918
 Equivalent 3.2 (1.3) 3.2 (1.2) 3.1 (1.4) 0.479 3.2 (1.3) 2.9 (1.6) 3.2 (1.3) 3.4 (1.3) 3.1 (1.1) 0.917
Failed 8 (8%) 4 (6.2%) 4 (11.4%) 1 (8.3%) 2 (14.3%) 4 (9.3%) 1 (6.2%) 0 (0%)
Borderline 4 (4%) 3 (4.6%) 1 (2.9%) 0 (0%) 1 (7.1%) 1 (2.3%) 1 (6.2%) 1 (6.7%)
Digit Span Backwards
 Corrected 4.1 (1.0) 4.2 (1.0) 3.9 (1.0) 0.26 4.3 (0.8) 4.0 (0.8) 4.1 (1.0) 3.8 (0.9) 4.1 (1.1) 0.701
 Equivalent 2.7 (1.3) 2.8 (1.3) 2.5 (1.4) 0.279 3.1 (1.2) 2.6 (1.2) 2.8 (1.4) 2.6 (1.5) 2.6 (1.4) 0.852
Failed 8 (8%) 4 (6.2%) 4 (11.4%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 5 (11.6%) 2 (12.5%) 1 (6.7%)
Borderline 15 (15%) 8 (12.3%) 7 (20%) 2 (16.7%) 3 (21.4%) 4 (9.3%) 3 (18.8%) 3 (20%)
Trail Making
 Corrected 118.2 (100.6) 93.9 (86.8) 163.5 (109.7) <.001 185.2 (121.7) 94.3 (91.1) 112.2 (99.2) 98.4 (89.8) 125.5 (94.8) 0.136
 Equivalent 2.3 (1.5) 2.7 (1.4) 1.6 (1.5) <.001 1.5 (1.7) 2.9 (1.5) 2.4 (1.6) 2.4 (1.4) 2.1 (1.4) 0.231
Failed 21 (21%) 8 (12.3%) 13 (37.1%) 6 (50%) 2 (14.3%) 8 (18.6%) 2 (12.5%) 3 (20%)
Borderline 11 (11%) 7 (10.8%) 4 (11.4%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 6 (14%) 3 (18.8%) 2 (13.3%)

Abbreviations: ECMO, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; HFNC, high-flow nasal cannulae; MFTC, Multiple Features Target Cancellation test; MMSE, Mini Mental State Exam.