Table 3: Neuro-cognitive impairment in controls and pesticide sprayers.

Controls
(n=187)
Sprayers
(n=187)
p Value*
Psychomotor speed (PS) 31(29 to 34) 23(19 to 28) <0.001
Selective attention (SA) 44(40.5 to 47) 29.5(24 to 35) <0.001
Divided attention (DA) 18(17 to 19) 14(10.25 to 17.75) <0.001
Verbal memory (VM) 35(32 to 38.5) 26.5(20.25 to 32) <0.001
Nonverbal memory (NVM) 18(16 to 20) 14.5(11 to 16) <0.001
Prospective memory (PM) 31(29 to 34) 23(20 to 28) <0.001
Spatial functioning (SF) 18(16 to 20) 14(11 to 17) <0.001
Initiative/energy (I/E) 48(45 to 51) 35(28.25 to 43) <0.001
Total 333(309 to 353) 244.5(211.25 to 286.5) <0.001

Data represent the median and quartiles (Q1-Q3). *Two-sided Mann-Whitney U test.