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Table 2 BRBN-T mean raw scores (and standard deviations) for multiple sclerosis patients (MS) (N = 115) and healthy controls participants (HC) (N = 326) per gender, age, level of education and the total sample

From: Assessment of cognitive functions in patients with multiple sclerosis applying the normative values of the Rao’s brief repeatable battery in the Portuguese population

 

PASAT

SRT - LTS

SRT - CLTR

SPART

SPART -D

SDMT

WLG

MS

HC

MS

HC

MS

HC

MS

HC

MS

HC

MS

HC

MS

HC

Gender

 Female

42.92 (11.61)

45.19 (10.53)

49.15 (12.63)

45.72 (14.33)

41.01 (15.59)

37.23 (15.63)

21.72 (5.23)

21.04 (5.00)

7.75 (2.09)

7.53 (2.20)

55.77 (10.98)

55.92 (13.55)

32.84 (7.77)

36.93 (10.62)

 Male

44.19 (9.82)

48.88 (9.23)

38.33 (15.04)

40.49 (15.29)

27.31 (15.15)

32.47 (15.00)

19.83 (5.34)

22.38 (4.79)

6.72 (2.46)

8.10 (1.91)

48.56 (12.09)

54.61 (11.25)

30.03 (8.50)

33.35 (9.22)

Age

 20–30

42.76 (12.08)

46.26 (9.12)

46.55 (14.20)

49.47 (13.00)

38.61 (14.81)

41.51 (14.73)

22.92 (5.27)

23.32 (4.17)

8.32 (2.26)

8.51 (1.64)

58.11 (9.35)

63.60 (9.25)

30.55 (7.92)

36.99 (9.75)

 31–40

43.96 (11.21)

48.92 (9.90)

46.43 (13.98)

43.42 (14.54)

38.19 (15.57)

35.52 (14.46)

20.23 (5.30)

23.66 (4.14)

7.11 (1.89)

8.52 (1.70)

53.06 (11.05)

59.03 (9.46)

33.38 (7.76)

36.48 (9.48)

 41–50

43.64 (9.55)

47.48 (9.47)

45.60 (13.57)

43.85 (13.66)

34.44 (15.60)

35.50 (14.10)

20.92 (5.02)

20.48 (4.86)

7.04 (2.48)

7.29 (2.26)

50.08 (13.29)

53.50 (8.98)

31.08 (8.65)

37.56 (9.73)

 51–60

40.00 (10.98)

44.51 (11.65)

34.40 (20.55)

40.61 (14.14)

20.00 (14.41)

31.74 (13.73)

17.00 (3.54)

18.49 (5.05)

5.60 (2.30)

6.58 (2.27)

40.00 (13.19)

46.96 (11.87)

33.60 (9.29)

33.39 (11.33)

 61–70

 

45.25 (12.19)

 

30.00 (15.66)

 

20.81 (15.29)

 

19.19 (5.07)

 

6.72 (2.07)

 

39.78 (11.96)

 

28.41 (8.95)

Education

 Elementary School (4–6)

36.00 (14.01)

42.95 (11.31)

27.82 (15.57)

34.30 (13.68)

19.00 (14.22)

25.20 (14.32)

16.64 (4.52)

18.37 (4.94)

5.91 (1.97)

6.33 (2.37)

36.91 (12.69)

40.67 (11.01)

26.73 (6.80)

28.10 (10.09)

 Middle School (7–9)

42.40 (8.19)

43.83 (10.68)

42.70 (12.50)

40.36 (13.24)

31.20 (12.31)

30.96 (11.95)

21.10 (4.99)

20.45 (5.26)

6.50 (2.88)

7.38 (2.19)

49.10 (11.70)

51.94 (9.87)

27.70 (7.68)

33.03 (7.17)

 High School (10–12)

43.11 (10.80)

47.67 (9.32)

46.32 (14.59)

44.79 (15.02)

37.75 (15.58)

36.89 (14.86)

22.16 (4.95)

22.67 (4.57)

7.98 (1.77)

8.12 (1.92)

54.68 (9.15)

59.95 (10.09)

30.86 (6.33)

35.31 (8.60)

 University (> 12)

45.28 (10.66)

49.69 (8.81)

49.84 (10.86)

50.37 (13.12)

40.82 (13.73)

35.38 (15.54)

21.22 (5.47)

23.16 (4.01)

7.46 (2.39)

8.50 (1.55)

57.02 (10.56)

62.18 (9.20)

34.92 (8.74)

41.75 (9.86)

 Total Sample

43.32 (11.06)

46.63 (10.19)

45.77 (14.28)

43.68 (14.91)

36.72 (15.59)

35.38 (15.54)

21.13 (5.31)

21.56 (4.96)

7.43 (2.24)

7.75 (2.11)

53.51 (11.76)

55.41 (12.70)

31.96 (8.08)

35.53 (10.23)

 

t(439) = 2.92; p = .004

t(439) = −1.30; p = .194

t(439) = −.80; p = .426

t(439) = .79; p = .432

t(439) = 1.40; p = .163

t(439) = 1.40; p = .161

t(439) = 3.80; p = .000