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Table 2 Neuro-psychological outcomes of children from the PROMISE SB in Burkina Faso

From: Association between stunting and neuro-psychological outcomes among children in Burkina Faso, West Africa

Tests

Unstandardized raw score

Standardized z-score

Mean ± SD

Median (IQR)

Min

Max

Median (IQR)

Min

Max

Memory (Atlantis—KABC-II)

43.4 ± 19.3

43 (28–58)

12

90

− 0.02 (− 0.8 to 0.8)

− 1.6

2.4

Visual abilities (Conceptual Thinking —KABC-II)

5.1 ± 3.4

4 (2–8)

0

16

− 0.3 (− 0.9 to 0.8)

− 1.5

3.2

Visual abilities (Face Recognition—KABC-II)

5.0 ± 3.0

4 (3–7)

0

14

− 0.3 (− 0.6 to 0.8)

− 1.6

2.9

Memory (Number Recall—KABC-II)

6.0 ± 1.8

6 (5–7)

0

10

0.05 (− 0.5 to 0.6)

− 3.2

2.2

Spatial abilities (Triangle—KABC-II)

6.7 ± 2.8

6 (5–8)

2

14

− 0.2 (− 0.6 to 0.5)

− 1.7

2.6

Reasoning (Block Counting—KABC-II)

4.1 ± 3.6

3 (1–7)

0

15

− 0.3 (− 0.8 to 0.8)

− 1.1

3.0

General cognition (KABC-II)

91.6 ± 28.8

90 (67–113)

38

179

− 0.04 (− 0.8 to 0.7)

− 1.8

3.0

Cognitive flexibility (CCT-1)

35.6 ± 7.2

35 (31–40)

17

54

− 0.08 (− 0.6 to 0.6)

− 2.6

2.5

Attention (TOVA)

2.3 ± 0.6

2.3 (1.8–2.7)

0.5

4.0

− 0.01 (− 0.7 to 0.6)

− 2.6

2.6

Inhibition (TOVA)

27.3 ± 16.5

24 (15–37)

0

69

− 0.20 (− 0.7 to 0.5)

− 1.6

2.5

  1. SD Standard deviation, IQR Inter Quartile Range