Research Article

Sex Dependence of Cognitive Functions in Bipolar Disorder

Table 2

Group differences in cognitive performance (values expressed as means and standard deviations shown in brackets).

TestPatientsControlsStatistics

SSP span length4.9 (1.1)5.4 (1.1)
SSP total errors12.6 (5.2)12.1 (5.3)NS
SWM strategy37.3 (4.3)34.9 (5.1)
SWM within errors 4.8 (5.4)3.4 (4.2)NS
SWM between errors46.5 (19.8)35.1 (19.8)
SOC mean initial thinking time (5 moves)11497.6 (11.849.0)8816.8 (5717.0)
SOC mean subsequent thinking time (5 moves)3636.1 (2472.2)3270.0 (3323.9)NS
SOC problems solved in minimum moves7.6 (1.6)7.5 (1.7)NS
Semantic fluency (number of words)41.2 (8.6)49.1 (8.9)
Phonemic fluency (number of words)28.7 (8.7)36.4 (14.6)
TMT A (time (sec))44.4 (17.5)34.9 (10)
TMT B (time (sec))113.9 (46.8)81.9 (43.6)