Research Article
The Relationship between Specific Cognitive Domains, Fear of Falling, and Falls in People with Multiple Sclerosis
Table 3
Cognitive scores of study population.
| | Cognitive variable | Mean (S.E.) | Mean difference
(95% CI) | value | | Total group () | Fallers () | Nonfallers () |
| | Memory | 92.1 (1.7) | 90.2 (2.4) | 93.9 (2.4) | −3.71 (−10.51, 3.08) | 0.281 | | Executive function | 93.0 (1.2) | 92.7 (1.8) | 93.4 (1.6) | −0.69 (−5.53, 4.11) | 0.777 | | Visual spatial | 97.4 (1.7) | 97.1 (2.2) | 97.6 (2.7) | −0.49 (−7.37, 6.43) | 0.888 | | Verbal function | 97.5 (1.7) | 94.3 (2.9) | 100.8 (1.4) | −6.50 (−13.00, 0.01) | | | Attention | 94.3 (1.4) | 91.1 (2.3) | 97.8 (1.3) | −6.74 (−12.03, −1.45) | | | Information processing | 90.7 (1.6) | 88.9 (2.5) | 92.5 (2.1) | −3.54 (−10.07, 2.97) | 0.283 | | Motor skills | 94.9 (1.3) | 93.8 (2.1) | 96.1 (1.5) | −2.28 (−7.46, 2.80) | 0.374 | | Global cognitive score | 93.2 (1.3) | 91.8 (1.7) | 94.6 (2.0) | −2.78 (−7.96, 2.42) | 0.290 |
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Each outcome parameter is normalized and fit to an IQ-like scale (mean: 100, SD: 15) stratified by age and education.
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