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International Journal of Bipolar Disorders

Table 2 Group comparisons for ToM and neurocognition

From: No differences in visual theory of mind abilities between euthymic bipolar patients and healthy controls

 

Bipolar patients

Healthy controls

Statistics

n

M (SD)

n

M (SD)

t

t y

df

p

d

ξ

TAP: tonic alertness (RT)

29

270.9 (71.4)

29

257.2 (47.9)

0.86

0.85

48.97

28.82

.198

.201

0.22

0.16

TAP: phasic alertness (RT)

29

270.5 (72.7)

29

268.4 (60.5)

0.12

0.13

54.21

30.25

.453

.449

0.03

0.02

TAP: visual divided attention (RT)

29

792.4 (125.5)

29

820.1 (132.8)

0.82

0.06

55.82

33.50

.791

.526

0.21

0.01

TAP: auditory divided attention (RT)

29

620.0 (111.6)

29

575.3 (90.7)

1.67

1.32

55.75

29.04

.050

.100

0.44

0.25

TAP: divided attention (number of lapses)

29

1.4 (1.6)

29

2.0 (2.2)

1.15

1.12

50.53

34.37

.872

.865

0.30

0.19

TAP: go/no-go (RT)

33

435.1 (86.6)

29

398.6 (69.4)

1.77

1.96

53.45

31.07

.041

.030

0.46

0.41

WMS-R: digit span forward (total of correct trials)a,b

29

8.48 (2.0)

29

8.1 (2.2)

0.75

0.60

55.53

36.00

.773

.724

0.20

0.11

WMS-R: digit span backward (total correct trials)

29

6.9 (2.3)

29

6.9 (2.1)

0.06

0.49

55.30

35.89

.524

.315

0.02

0.09

VLMT: total score trials 1–5a,b

29

51.7 (9.7)

29

54.0 (9.3)

0.92

0.43

55.89

35.49

.180

.334

0.24

0.08

VLMT: trial 5 minus trial 7 (difference of words remembered)

29

2.0 (1.9)

29

1.3 (1.4)

1.50

1.45

52.24

29.25

.070

.079

0.39

0.28

VLMT: trial W minus F (correct minus errors)

29

12.8 (2.3)

29

13.4 (2.2)

1.00

1.14

55.90

35.99

.160

.262

0.26

0.21

TAP: go/no-go (number of errors)

29

1.0 (1.6)

29

0.6 (0.8)

1.24

0.78

42.10

35.97

.111

.221

0.33

0.14

Stroop (completion time)

29

84.0 (18.6)

29

75.0 (18.2)

1.86

2.50

55.98

35.33

.034

.009

0.49

0.41

RWT: subtest S-words (total correct responses)a,b

29

14.1 (4.6)

29

16.4 (4.3)

1.97

1.97

55.69

36.00

.027

.030

0.52

0.34

RWT: subtest animals (total correct responses)a

29

23.4 (5.7)

29

26.3 (5.1)

2.10

1.47

55.15

35.96

.021

.070

0.55

0.28

LPS3 (total correct items)

29

27.3 (6.2)

29

27.3 (6.6)

0.02

0.03

55.82

30.39

.492

.977

0.01

0.01

MWBT (total correct items)a,b

29

30.4 (305)

29

29.8 (3.9)

0.64

0.59

55.18

35.75

.736

.721

0.17

0.12

MSAT (total score)

29

53.3 (5.0)

29

54.3 (5.2)

0.72

1.06

55.94

34.55

.240

.851

0.19

0.19

MSAT sequencing time (sum completion time trials 1–6, seconds)

29

166.5 (75.3)

29

129.1 (46.1)

2.28

1.40

46.40

35.75

.027

.169

0.60

0.28

Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test (total correct items)a

29

25.1 (4.0)

28

23.6 (4.0)

1.42

1.35

54.93

34.87

.919

.910

0.38

0.27

Eyes time (completion time, minutes)

26

10.3 (3.7)

20

8.2 (1.7)

2.52

2.20

31.10

25.74

.016

.037

0.52

0.51

  1. RT reaction time (mean median reaction times)
  2. aVariable is normally distributed
  3. bNo outliers in either group
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