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Table 2 Neurocognitive function z-scores

From: Neurocognitive functions and social functioning in young females with recent-onset anorexia nervosa and recovered individuals

Neurocognitive function

FeAN (N = 43)

RecAN (N = 28)

Controls (N = 41)

Effect sizea

 

Mean (SD)

Range

Mean (SD)

Range

Mean (SD)

Range

R2

Set-shifting

0.31 (1.40)

(−2.55) -(3.48)

−0.37 (1.25)

(−2.48) -(1.62)

0 (1)

(−2.37) -(2.38)

0.05

Local processing

0.27 (1.06)

(−2.97) -(1.46)

−0.18 (0.88)

(−1.96) -(1.46)

0 (1)

(−2.18) -(1.46)

0.03

Working memory

0.02 (0.97)

(−2.28) -(2.24)

−0.52 (1.16)

(−2.67) -(1.20)

0 (1)

(−2.91) -(1.75)

0.05

Processing speed

−0.33 (1.10)

(−3.04) -(1.35)

−0.45 (0.96)

(−1.98) -(0.90)

0 (1)

(−3.65) -(1.66)

0.03

Sustained attention

0.02 (1.12)

(−2.71) -(2.10)

0.22 (0.98)

(−1.52) -(2.31)

0 (1)

(−2.48) -(2.34)

0.008

Verbal memory

0.21 (1.15)

(−2.05) -(3.10)

−0.47 (1.35)

(−2.05) -(3.02)

0 (1)

(−2.52) -(1.85)

0.05

Verbal abstraction

−0.06 (1.04)

(−2.58) -(2.16)

−0.16 (1.04)

(−2.58) -(1.65)

0 (1)

(−2.19) -(1.65)

0.004

  1. Neurocognitive function: age-weighted z-scores, based on mean and SD of controls; FeAN first-episode AN participants, RecAN recovered AN participants, Controls control participants, SD standard deviation
  2. aAge-weighted ANOVAs for each function separately, descriptive purposes only