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Table 3 Comparison of mean cognitive scale scores between MS patients with different levels of education

From: Clinical predictors to cognitive impairment in multiple sclerosis patients

 

Level of education

P value

1ry

2ry

University

ACE attention

 Mean ± SD

16.3 ± 1.6

16.7 ± 1.1

17.0 ± 1.4

0.499

ACE memory

 Mean ± SD

19.1 ± 2.0

20.1 ± 2.6

20.8 ± 1.8

0.148

ACE language

 Mean ± SD

20.8 ± 2.0

22.5 ± 2.4

23.3 ± 1.5

0.014*

ACE fluency

 Mean ± SD

10.1 ± 1.6

10.2 ± 1.8

10.0 ± 1.9

0.959

ACE visuospatial

 Mean ± SD

15.3 ± 1.0

15.5 ± 1.3

15.3 ± 1.0

0.434

ACE total

 Mean ± SD

81.6 ± 4.9

85.1 ± 6.1

86.3 ± 6.3

0.316

PASAT 3

 Mean ± SD

17.4 ± 9.9

21.6 ± 7.5

26.5 ± 7.9

0.046*

Trail making type B

 Mean ± SD

203.5 ± 78.2

187.0 ± 73.5

170.0 ± 63.7

0.554

  1. *Statistically significant
  2. **Highly significant
  3. ACE Addenbrooke’s cognitive examination III, PASAT 3 Paced auditory serial addition test, 1ry primary, 2ry secondary, SD standard deviation
  4. P value is significant if ≤ 0.050