Prevalence and Correlates of HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorders (HAND) in Northwestern Nigeria
Table 2
Neuropsychological tests score of HIV-positive and HIV-negative individuals.
Domain and NP test
HIV-positive ()
HIV-negative ()
value
SIP
WAIS-III symbol search
18.31 (7.45)
19.77 (6.45)
0.292
Attention/working memory:
WMS-III spatial span
10.39 (3.04)
11.78 (2.43)
0.013
Memory
HVLT-R (delayed recall)
6.49 (1.96)
7.90 (1.85)
<0.0001
Trial recognition
21.40 (2.29)
22.35 (1.41)
0.018
Verbal learning
HVLT-R (immediate recall)
18.26 (4.17)
22.33 (4.00)
<0.0001
Verbal (letter) fluency
COWAT-FAS
17.55 (8.92)
22.65 (7.11)
0.002
Motor
Grooved pegboard DH
88.18 (33.99)
75.43 (22.58)
0.034
Grooved pegboard NDH
109.01 (89.85)
88.85 (26.93)
0.028
Abstraction/executive functioning
Color trails 2
251.01 (154.80)
210.25 (80.88)
0.061
Data are mean (SD). COWAT, controlled oral word association test; DH, dominant hand; HVLT-R, Hopkins verbal learning test-revised; NDH, nondominant hand; NP, neuropsychological; SIP, speed of information processing; WAIS-III symbol search, Wechsler adult intelligence scale; WMS-III, Wechsler memory scale.
