Table 3: Neuropsychology test of thalassemia patients and control group.
| Variables |
Thalassemia (n=40) |
Control (n=40) |
ρ-value |
| Attention |
|
|
|
| TMT A |
|
|
0.350 |
| Median |
41 |
38.50 |
|
| Range (min-max) |
46 (20-66) |
55 (15-70) |
|
| Vigilance |
|
|
|
| Omission |
|
|
0.022* |
| Median |
00.00 |
0 |
|
| Range (min-max) |
2 (0-2) |
0 |
|
| Commission |
|
|
0.155 |
| Median |
00.00 |
0 |
|
| Range (min-max) |
1 (0-1) |
0 |
|
| Digit Span |
|
|
0.370 |
| Median |
5 |
5 |
|
| Range (min-max) |
6 (2-8) |
3 (4-7) |
|
| Digit Symbol |
|
|
<0.001*** |
| Median |
45.50 |
59.50 |
|
| Range (min-max) |
41 (25-66) |
47 (34-81) |
|
| Language |
|
|
|
| Verbal Fluency |
|
|
0.791 |
| Median |
20.00 |
21.00 |
|
| Range (min-max) |
19 (13-32) |
30 (3-33) |
|
| Boston Naming |
|
|
0.961 |
| Median |
14.00 |
14.00 |
|
| Range (min-max) |
4 (11-15) |
10 (5-15) |
|
| Verbal Memory |
|
|
|
| Word List Task |
|
|
0.367 |
| Median |
23.00 |
23.50 |
|
| Range (min-max) |
14 (13-27) |
13 (15-18) |
|
| Word List Recall |
|
|
0.026* |
| Median |
9.00 |
9.00 |
|
| Range (min-max) |
5 (5-10) |
6 (4-10) |
|
| Word List Recognition |
|
|
0.317 |
| Median |
10.00 |
10.00 |
|
| Range (min-max) |
0 (10) |
1 (9-10) |
|
| Logical Memory |
|
|
0.001*** |
| Median |
9.25 |
12.50 |
|
| Range (min-max) |
13.50 (2.5-16) |
14.00 (5.50-19.50) |
|
| Visual Memory |
|
|
|
| Recall Constructional |
|
|
0.075 |
| Median |
14.00 |
14.00 |
|
| Range (min-max) |
10 (4-14) |
7 (7-14) |
|
| Visuospatial |
|
|
|
| Constitutional Praxis |
|
|
0.105 |
| Median |
11.00 |
11.00 |
|
| Range (min-max) |
4 (7-11) |
18 (4-22) |
|
| Block Design |
|
|
0.011 |
| Median |
4.00 |
4.00 |
|
| Range (min-max) |
4 (0-4) |
0 |
|
| DTCT |
|
|
0.282 |
| Median |
8.00 |
8.00 |
|
| Range (min-max) |
6 (3-9) |
2 (7-9) |
|
| Executive Function |
|
|
|
| TMT B |
|
|
0.042* |
| Median |
69.50 |
61.50 |
|
| Range (min-max) |
112 (30-142) |
91 (25-116) |
|
| CDT |
|
|
0.049* |
| Median |
3.00 |
3.00 |
|
| Range (min-max) |
1 (2-3) |
1 (2-3) |
|
CDT= Clock Drawing Test, DTCT=Drawing To Command Test, TMT= Trail Making Test.