Table 2. Neuropsychological Test Results Presented as Mean Z-Scores Based on the Age, Educational Level, and Gender-Specific Normative Information.
Trauma-Exposed Firefighters (n = 31) | Healthy Controls (n = 26) | p-Value* | |
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SVLT recall test | −0.53 ± 0.90 | 0.19 ± 0.85 | 0.002 |
SVLT delayed recall test | −0.51 ± 0.92 | 0.36 ± 0.69 | < 0.001 |
RCF delayed recall test | 0.59 ± 1.12 | 0.74 ± 0.92 | 0.329 |
Naming K-BNT | 0.54 ± 0.83 | 0.41 ± 0.66 | 0.153 |
RCF copy test | 0.76 ± 0.60 | 0.13 ± 0.68 | 0.001 |
COWAT animal | −0.62 ± 0.95 | 0.42 ±1.00 | < 0.001 |
COWAT phonemic | −0.20 ± 0.89 | 0.18 ± 0.67 | < 0.001 |
Stroop Test-color reading correct | 0.08 ± 0.71 | 0.33 ± 0.83 | 0.22 |
*Calculated from Student t test for continuous variables to compare the patient characteristics of firefighters and the healthy controls.
COWAT = Controlled Oral Word Association Test, K-BNT = Korean-Boston Naming Test, RCF = Rey Complex Figure, SVLT = Seoul Verbal Learning Test