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Table 4 Wisconsin Card Sorting Test and Stroop Test scores of patient and control groups

From: Factors affecting executive functions in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and volumetric changes in the prefrontal cortex

 

Group

P

Total (n = 43)

Patient (n = 28)

Control (n = 15)

WCST-2

 Mean ± SD

52.72 ± 24.15

57.68 ± 24.25

43.47 ± 21.79

0.061

 Min–max (median)

7–92 (55)

7–92 (61)

11–78 (54)

WCST-4

 Mean ± SD

3.72 ± 1.77

3.36 ± 1.78

4.40 ± 1.59

0.052

 Min–max (median)

0–6 (3)

0–6 (3)

1–6 (4)

WCST-6

 Mean ± SD

22.86 ± 17.99

27.18 ± 19.02

14.80 ± 12.89

0.022*

 Min–max (median)

0–82 (20)

0–82 (22)

0–45 (11)

WCST-10

 Mean ± SD

47.28 ± 19.79

43.36 ± 18.44

54.60 ± 20.77

0.061

 Min–max (median)

6–87 (50)

13–74 (42.5)

6–87 (58)

 

Stroop test difference between 1–5

 Mean ± SD

19.47 ± 8.78

21.18 ± 8.76

16.27 ± 8.17

0.061

 Min–max (median)

4–40 (18)

4–39 (20)

7–40 (16)

Stroop test-5

 Mean ± SD

30.07 ± 9.80

32.25 ± 10.10

26.00 ± 7.99

0.043*

 Min–max (median)

15–55 (28)

15–55 (30)

16–49 (24)

Stroop test-5 error

 Mean ± SD

0.77 ± 1.32

0.82 ± 1.19

0.67 ± 1.59

0.174

 Min–max (median)

0–5 (0)

0–4 (0)

0–5 (0)

Stroop test-5 correction

 Mean ± SD

1.51 ± 1.53

1.86 ± 1.46

0.87 ± 1.51

0.005**

 Min–max (median)

0–6 (1)

0–5 (1.5)

0–6 (1)

  1. Mann–Whitney U-test
  2. WCST Wisconsin Card Sorting Test
  3. * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01