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Table 1 Case 1’s and average controls’ (i.e., pilots vs. nonpilots) performances in reaching and walking distance memory tests

From: Deficits in visuo-spatial but not in topographical memory during pregnancy and the postpartum state in an expert military pilot: a case report

Test

Case 1 score pregnancy

Case 1 score 1 year postpartum

ItaF pilots

nonpilots

Reaching distance memory

    

CBT

Working memory

5

5

Mean = 5.8 S.D. = .42

Mean = 5.27 S.D. = .80

Pre CH: t = -1.816; p = 0.05

Pre CH: t = -0.332; p = 0.74 n.s.

Post CH: t = -1.816; p = 0.05

Post CH: t = -0.332; p = 0.74 n.s.

8-blocks sequence

76

115

Mean = 123.10 S.D. = 10.33

Mean = 123.34 S.D = 13.07

Learning

Pre CH: t = -4.347; p < .001

Pre CH: t = -3.561; p < .001

Post CH: t = -0.748; p = .23 n.s.

Post CH: t = -0.627; p = .27 n.s.

Delayed recall

6

8

Mean = 7.8 S.D = 0.42

Mean = 6.93 S.D = 1.91

Pre CH: t = -4.086; p < 0.01

Pre CH: t = -4.79; p = 0.32 n.s.

Post CH: t = 0.454; p = 0.33 n.s.

Post CH: t = 0.551; p = 0.29 n.s.

Walking distance memory test

    

WalCT

Topographical working memory

7

7

Mean = 5.7 S.D = 1.42

Mean = 5.03 S.D = 1.15

Pre CH: t = .873; p = .20 n.s.

Pre CH: t = 1.68; p = .05 n.s.

Post CH: t = .873; p = .20 n.s.

Post CH: t = 1.68; p = .05 n.s.

8-squares sequence

142

138

Mean = 136.8 (S.D. = 4.16)

Mean = 131.31 (S.D. = 8.47)

Topographical learning

Pre CH: t = 1.192; p = .13 n.s.

Pre CH: t = 1.192; p = .13 n.s.

Post CH: t = -0.275; p = .40 n.s.

Post CH: t = 0.77; p = .22 n.s.

Topographical delayed recall

8

8

Mean = 8 (S.D. = .05)

Mean = 7.72 (S.D. = 1.03)

Pre CH: t = .00; p = .50 n.s.

Pre CH: t = .267; p = .40 n.s.

Post CH: t = .00; p = .50 n.s.

Post CH: t = .267; p = .40 n.s.

  1. Performances that were below the cut-off or insufficient are in bold.
  2. ItaF = Italian Air Force; CBT = Corsi Block-Tapping Test; WalCT = Walking Corsi Test; S.D. = standard deviation; CH = Crawford & Howell’s 1998 analysis; n.s. = not significant.