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Table 2 Psychometric properties of the participants

From: Association of peripheral BDNF level with cognition, attention and behavior in preschool children

 

Favorable directiona

Minimum

Maximum

Mean (SD)

Boys

Girls

IQ

 FSIQ

↑

86

124

106.31 (13.66)

107.40 (11.69)

 Verbal

↑

80

127

105.31 (15.55)

105.67 (11.10)

 Motor

↑

86

128

105.61 (12.85)

99.87 (28.06)

Computerized continuous performance test

Visual (T score)

 Omission error

↓

40

135

72.61 (29.91)

60.73 (26.82)

 Commission error

↓

40

117

69.46 (21.91)*

52.27 (9.76)*

Auditory (T score)

 Omission error

↓

34

81

55.92 (14.73)

48.93 (11.16)

 Commission error

↓

34

61

48.53 (7.03)

46.13 (8.45)

CCTT (T score)

 CCTT 1 time

↑

18

65

35.46 (10.91)

36.67 (14.55)

 CCTT 2 time

↑

40

143

85.08 (19.09)

80.93 (23.49)

 Inference index

↑

40

67

51.23 (7.36)

52.87 (7.22)

Stroop (T score)

 Inference score

↑

24

61

44.08 (7.79)

47.40 (9.93)

CBCL score (T score)

 Social withdrawal

↓

18

100

47.46 (8.05)

44.80 (30.67)

 Somatic complaints

↓

42

65

44.61 (6.66)

47.47 (7.35)

 Anxiety/depression

↓

35

68

45.38 (9.07)

47.73 (10.63)

 Social problem

↓

37

78

45.00 (8.95)

47.60 (10.38)

 Thought problem

↓

45

58

45.92 (3.32)

47.47 (4.29)

 Attention problem

↓

35

59

43.62 (7.92)

44.07 (7.79)

 Delinquent behavior

↓

40

59

47.08 (6.20)

48.73 (6.42)

 Aggressive behavior

↓

37

64

49.31 (6.76)

48.93 (7.96)

 Internalizing problems

↓

33

71

44.38 (9.19)

46.73 (11.40)

 Externalizing problems

↓

36

64

48.69 (6.75)

48.40 (8.04)

 Total behavior problems

↓

30

71

45.38 (8.07)

47.80 (10.82)

ADHD rating scale

 Hyperactivity

↓

0

10

4.92 (3.52)*

2.40 (2.80)*

 Inattention

↓

0

13

4.00 (2.16)*

1.40 (2.29)*

 ARS total

↓

0

23

8.61 (5.82)*

2.60 (2.56)*

  1. * P < 0.05
  2. aDirection in which a change in score indicates good function