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Table 2 Neurocognitive test results in three subject groups

From: The improvement in neurocognitive functioning in anorexia nervosa adolescents throughout the integrative model of psychotherapy including cognitive remediation therapy

 

AN 1 (n = 47)

AN 2 (n = 47)

HC (n = 50)

Trail Making Test (TMT)

 Part A (s)

25.00 (5.23) ###

23.81 (5.89) #

21.38 (4.55)

 Part B (s)

54.89 (16.26) ###***

45.36 (11.56)

41.68 (7.78)

 Part A + Part B

79.89 (18.7) ###***

69.17 (13.79) #

63.06 (10.65)

Color - Word Stroop Task (CWST)

 Reading colour names in black - RT (ms)

25.74 (5.41) ###**

23.34 (4.54) ###

19.64 (5.32)

 Reading colour names in black - error rates

0.02 (0.14)

0.11 (0.48)

0.00 (0.00)

 Naming colour of word-different - RT (ms)

47.66 (10,85) ###*

42.89 (13,16)

40.98 (8,08)

 Naming colour of word-different - error rates

0.47 (0.93) ##

0.47 (0.93) ##

1.16 (1.27)

Ruff Figural Fluency Test (RFFT)

 Ruff Figural Fluency Test – total

66.74 (23.95) ###***

87.91 (25.18)

80.64 (15.65)

 The Error Ratio

0.55 (1.14) #

0.34 (0.38) #

0.22 (0.17)

 Rotation

0.06 (0,25) #*

0.40 (0.97)

0.54 (1.15)

 Enumeration

0.15 (0.51)

0.11 (0.48)

0.12 (0.33)

  1. AN1 patients with anorexia nervosa before therapy, AN2 patients with anorexia nervosa after therapy, HC healthy controls
  2. Mean and standard deviation presented
  3. *p ≤ 05 versus AN2, **p ≤ 0.01 versus AN2, ***p ≤ 0.001 versus AN2, # p ≤ 0.05 versus HC, ## p ≤ 0,01 versus HC, ### p ≤ 0.001 versus HC