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Table 2 Characteristics of cognitive sub-groups of subjects (N = 58)_

From: Medial temporal lobe atrophy, white matter hyperintensities and cognitive impairment among Nigerian African stroke survivors

Variable

Normal (N = 26)

Vascular CIND (N = 24)

PSD (N = 8)

p value (ANOVA)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Age (years)

54.9 (7.8)

62.8 (8.9)

68.3 (15.6)

0.001

Education (years)

11.3 (4.1)

6.9 (6.2)

4.6 (4.1)

0.001

SRT (ms)

599.1 (622.6)

1001.9 (656.5)

1886.4 (1283.3)

<0.001

CRT (ms)

826.3 (442.9)

1296.8 (794.8)

1899.2 (920.9)

<0.001

SPMRT (ms)

2186.0 (1068.8)

2827.2 (1542.9)

3741.2 (2850.9)

0.06

Log_ICV

6.12 (0.05)

6.12 (0.05)

6.10 (0.04)

0.414

Log_TBVa

6.02 (0.05)

6.00 (0.04)

5.93 (0.06)

0.001

Log_Venvol

4.56 (0.17)

4.66 (0.23)

4.66 (0.13)

0.172

TBV/ICVb

0.79 (0.04)

0.77 (0.06)

0.70 (0.09)

0.001

MTA total (L + R) scorec

6.28 (1.49)

7.79 (1.58)

8.00 (1.27)

0.001

Total WMH score

6.80 (7.53)

11.52 (11.78)

14.57 (15.34)

0.273d

Periventricular WMH score

2.38 (2.21)

3.31 (2.38)

3.85 (2.73)

0.231

Deep WMH score

4.42 (6.20)

8.21 (10.11)

10.71 (13.62)

0.492d

  1. * p value = significant p values are in italics
  2. aNormal vs vCIND, t = 1.209 p = 0.233; vCIND vs PSD, t = 3.160 p = 0.004; normal vs PSD, t = 3.596 p = 0.001
  3. bNormal vs vCIND, t = 1.762 p = 0.085; vCIND vs PSD, t = 2.216 p = 0.036; normal vs PSD, t = 4.053 p < 0.001
  4. cNormal vs vCIND, t = −3.244 p = 0.002; vCIND vs PSD, t = −0.296 p = 0.770; normal vs PSD, t = −2.608 p = 0.014
  5. dKruskal–Wallis test
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