Skip to main content

Table 3 Non-verbal reasoning test, delayed facial memory, abstraction and mental flexibility and delayed object memory test among studied groups

From: Cognitive impairment in a sample of adult patients with multiple sclerosis: an Egyptian study

 

Cases

n = 30

Control

n = 30

Test of significance

Penn matrix analysis test for correct response

9.27 ± 4.36

15.10 ± 5.54

z = 3.85

p < 0.001*

Median response time for Penn matrix analysis test

12,573.88 ± 9651.11

17,189.10 ± 9789.34

z = 2.07

p = 0.038*

Penn facial memory delayed true positive

16.23 ± 2.40

15.67 ± 2.88

t = 0.827

p = 0.411

Penn facial memory delayed true negative

12.97 ± 2.88

15.27 ± 4.03

t = 2.25

p = 0.028*

Penn facial memory delayed false positive

7.03 ± 3.88

4.37 ± 2.94

t = 2.99

p = 0.004*

Penn facial memory delayed false negative

3.77 ± 2.40

4.33 ± 2.88

t = 0.827

p = 0.411

Penn facial memory delayed total correct response

29.20 ± 3.62

31.30 ± 4.10

t = 2.10

p = 0.04*

Mean reaction time of penn facial memory delayed

1797.65 ± 576.02

1625.13 ± 317.49

t = 1.44

p = 0.156

Penn conditional exclusion test-correct response

40.20 ± 9.79

36.50 ± 6.28

z = 1.29

p = 0.194

Median response time for Penn conditional exclusion test

2647.27 ± 1056.43

2383.20 ± 764.31

z = 0.798

p = 0.425

Short visual object learning tests

13.0 ± 2.36

14.13 ± 2.08

Z = 1.61

p = 0.108

Short visual object learning tests delayed total correct response

13.0 ± 2.36

14.13 ± 2.08

Z = 1.92

p = 0.06

Median response time for Short visual object learning tests delayed total correct response

1852.42 ± 760.85

1594.50 ± 398.18

Z = 1.18

p = 0.237

Median response time for Short visual object learning tests delayed total correct response

1852.42 ± 760.85

1594.50 ± 398.18

Z = 1.18

p = 0.237

Short visual object learning tests delayed true positive response

7.93 ± 1.46

7.80 ± 1.79

Z = 0.083

p = 0.934

Short visual object learning tests delayed true negative response

5.07 ± 2.61

6.33 ± 1.77

Z = 2.01

p = 0.045*

Short visual object learning tests delayed false positive response

4.93 ± 2.61

3.67 ± 1.77

Z = 2.0

p = 0.045*

Short visual object learning tests delayed true positive response

7.93 ± 1.46

7.80 ± 1.79

Z = 0.083

p = 0.934

  1. Z: Mann Whitney test, parameters described as mean ± SD *statistically significant