Table 5 Relation between OCD symptoms severity and EF according to YBOCD score among OCD group (n = 66)

Categories completed

3.63

1.24

3.67

0.84

2.83

1.71

0.072

Categories experienced

4.42

1.18

4.56

0.86

3.83

1.71

0.168

Trials to complete firstst category

49.33

5.02

47.89

6.33

41.96

11.49

0.008*

Correct (T)

11.73

2.26

10.64

0.92

12.57

4.73

0.164

Correct (M)

14.67

5.02

16.11

6.33

22.04

11.49

0.008*

Errors (T)

3.87

2.34

3.94

2.52

9.92

10.82

0.004*

Errors (M)

20.21

3.71

19.67

5.22

22.75

11.94

0.398

Perseverative responses (T)

6.75

3.08

5.93

2.25

11.64

13.37

0.054

Perseverative responses (M)

8.50

3.20

9.78

3.75

15.54

10.90

0.003*

Perseverative errors (T)

3.07

2.13

3.03

1.53

10.42

12.91

0.003*

Perseverative errors (M)

6.17

3.12

6.33

5.92

6.83

7.97

0.924

Non perseverative errors (T)

1.67

1.22

1.65

2.11

2.88

4.21

0.256

Non perseverative errors (M)

0.92

1.06

1.89

2.19

3.33

6.81

0.158

Unique errors (T)

0.26

0.36

0.48

0.71

1.54

3.43

0.094

Unique errors (M)

15.88

5.98

15.78

9.01

11.83

1.31

0.038*

Failure to maintain set

0.63

0.82

0.33

0.49

1.25

3.04

0.284

Learning to learn

0.00

3.11

6.89

6.67

4.77

6.21

0.003*

Conceptual level responses total

44.25

8.19

43.33

8.33

36.21

16.06

0.117

Total moves

174.42

18.85

174.00

30.14

200.54

26.55

0.010*

Total time

721.38

231.50

787.42

185.84

1326.67

412.66

< 0.001**

YBOCD

12.13

2.40

18.22

1.73

27.46

2.57

< 0.001**