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. 2022 May 19;9(5):748. doi: 10.3390/children9050748

Table 2.

Average scores on cognitive outcomes by sleep disturbance group.

All
Mean (SD)
Normal Sleep
Mean (SD)
Sleep Disturbance
Mean (SD)
t(df) p-Value
GEC T-score, n = 100 53.89 (12.43) 47.42 (9.48) 56.8 (12.55) −3.7 (98) <0.001
Neurocognitive Index (NCI) z-score, n = 79 −0.05 (1.01) 0.24 (0.91) −0.20 (1.04) 1.9 (77) 0.06
Numbers combined, n = 108 8.40 (2.73) 8.78 (2.67) 8.20 (2.76) 1.1 (106) 0.29
Lists Immediate, n = 110 8.50 (2.70) 8.67 (2.94) 8.42 (2.59) 0.5 (108) 0.67
Lists Delayed, n = 111 8.60 (3.29) 8.76 (3.48) 8.53 (3.22) 0.3 (109) 0.74
DKEFS number letter switching, n = 85 7.21 (4.05) 8.10 (3.32) 6.75 (4.33) 1.5 (83) 0.11
DKEFS category fluency, n = 88 9.69 (3.53) 10.06 (3.90) 9.49 (3.33) 0.7 (86) 0.49
DKEFS letter fluency, n = 87 8.14 (2.81) 7.90 (2.66) 8.27 (2.91) −0.6 (85) 0.56
Combined coding, n = 105 8.31 (3.09) 8.97 (2.96) 8.00 (3.13) 1.5 (103) 0.13
Combined symbol search, n = 105 9.59 (3.39) 10.06 (2.44) 9.37 (3.75) 1.0 (103) 0.26
Word reading, n = 111 97.97 (16.02) 99.76 (17.38) 97.09 (15.36) 0.8 (110) 0.43

Sleep disturbance groups were compared with independent t-tests using 2-sided p-value; t(df): t-statistic (degrees of freedom); GEC: Global Executive Composite; DKEFS: Delis Kaplan Executive Function System.