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Table 4 Comparison of performances on EF tasks for EF-intact aMCI, EF-deficit aMCI and normal controls

From: The overall impairment of core executive function components in patients with amnestic mild cognitive impairment: a cross-sectional study

 

NC (n=36)

EF-intact aMCI (n=15 )

EF-deficit aMCI (n= 19)

F or χ2

P

NC vs. EF-intact aMCI

NC vs. EF-deficit aMCI

EF-intact-aMCI vs. EF-deficit aMCI

P

Cohen’s d

P

Cohen’s d

P

Cohen’s d

Age, y

67.4 (5.0)

68.9 (6.5)

66.5 (7.0)

0.550

0.580

      

Sex(M/Total)

18/36

7/15

7/19

0.875

0.646

      

Education, y

11.1 (3.3)

10.3 (2.8)

9.67 (3.0)

1.242

0.295

      

Keep track

12.1 (2.6)

9.2 (2.5)

8.6 (2.6)

13.056

<0.001

0.002

1.137

<0.001

1.346

1.000

0.235

2-back

0.37 (0.2)

0.58 (0.24)

0.61 (0.22)

9.790

<0.001

0.008

0.951

0.001

1.142

1.000

0.130

Stop-signal

270.1 (35.0)

291.9 (15.4)

307.4 (39.3)

8.256

0.001

0.009

0.806

0.004

1.002

0.276

0.519

More-odd shifting

237.9 (86.1)

310.5 (29.3)

387.7 (110.0)

19.415

<0.001

0.022

1.098

<0.001

1.496

0.034

0.959

Stroop

319.2 (69.5)

332.6 (133.6)

329.2 (151.9)

0.096

0.908

      
  1. NC: normal controls. Mean (standard deviation). Comparison was performed using ANOVA with a post-hoc Bonferroni test among the EF-intact aMCI group, the EF-deficit aMCI group and the normal control group.