Table 2 Group characteristics of executive function neuropsychological and self-report measures and disability self-report ratings

From: Autism, Early Psychosis, and Social Anxiety Disorder: a transdiagnostic examination of executive function cognitive circuitry and contribution to disability

 

ASDa

 

EPb

 

SADc

 

TYPd

 

Statistical analysis

      

Neuropsychological measures

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

MANOVA

Post-hoc multiple comparisons with Bonferroni adjustment (p = 0.01)

     
 

N = 60

 

N = 58

 

N = 76

 

N = 59

  

a vs b

a vs c

a vs d

b vs c

b vs d

c vs d

TMT-A

35.61

19.37

28.41

9.22

26.67

9.58

21.94

5.96

F(3,247) = 11.37**

**

**

**

ns

ns

ns

TMT-B

80.38

40.74

72.95

38.64

60.47

19.9

50.45

15.15

F(3,247) = 7.46**

ns

*

**

ns

ns

ns

RVP-A

0.88

0.06

0.87

0.05

0.91

0.05

0.93

0.04

F(3,247) = 9.37**

*

ns

**

ns

**

ns

IEDTotal errors

27.04

27.88

35.61

32.14

19.08

18.07

14.62

12.89

F(3,247) = 4.34*

ns

ns

ns

ns

*

ns

COWATPhonemic

32.72

11.58

36.09

10.14

37.28

9.27

42.29

9.91

F(3,247) = 7.09**

ns

ns

**

ns

ns

ns

COWATSemantic

19.33

5.42

19.29

4.17

20.49

4.86

22.47

4.71

F(3,247) = 3.90**

ns

ns

*

ns

ns

ns

Self-report measures

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

ANOVAi/MANOVAii

Post-hoc multiple comparisons with Bonferroni adjustment (p = 0.01)

BRIEF

N = 48

n/a

N = 35

N = 30

a vs b

a vs c

a vs d

b vs c

b vs d

c vs d

BRIEFGECi

144.79

28.98

 

135.54

23.62

94.33

19.8

F(2,108) = 20.05**

n/a

ns

**

n/a

n/a

**

BRIEFInhibitii

15.35

3.81

 

14.4

3.29

10.97

2.33

F(2,108) = 7.32**

n/a

ns

**

n/a

n/a

ns

BRIEFShiftii

13.6

3.03

 

11.6

3.06

11.53

3.57

F(2,108) = 19.50**

n/a

ns

**

n/a

n/a

**

BRIEFEmotional Controlii

20.96

5.78

 

19.49

5.61

13.4

3.63

F(2,108) = 11.48**

n/a

ns

**

n/a

n/a

**

BRIEFSelf Monitorii

12.25

3.14

 

9.4

2.4

7.63

1.88

F(2,108) = 17.72**

n/a

**

**

n/a

n/a

ns

BRIEFInitiateii

17.6

4.28

 

17.69

3.09

11

2.59

F(2,108) = 22.37**

n/a

ns

**

n/a

n/a

**

BRIEFWorking Memoryii

16.79

4.36

 

16.06

4.04

10.53

2.91

F(2,108) = 12.95**

n/a

ns

**

n/a

n/a

**

BRIEFPlan Organizeii

20.79

4.82

 

20.43

4.46

13.27

3.31

F(2,108) = 14.71**

n/a

ns

**

n/a

n/a

**

BRIEFTask Monitorii

11.9

2.65

 

12.11

2.41

8.4

1.96

F(2,108) = 11.72**

n/a

ns

**

n/a

n/a

**

BRIEFOrganization Materialsii

15.54

4.27

 

14.94

3.96

11.3

2.69

F(2,108) = 5.79**

n/a

ns

*

n/a

n/a

ns

WHODAS

N = 54

N = 50

N = 62

N = 58

 

a vs b

a vs c

a vs d

b vs c

b vs d

c vs d

WHODASTotali

35.59

18.67

37.26

15.84

38.01

16.18

7.51

6.91

F(3,218) = 42.23**

ns

ns

**

ns

**

**

WHODASDomain 1ii

39.74

22.74

40.18

18.17

40.21

18.89

10.52

11.87

F(3,218) = 26.77**

ns

ns

**

ns

**

**

WHODASDomain 2ii

21.88

21.29

24.88

21.89

18.25

21.18

2.37

5.59

F(3,218) = 10.73**

ns

ns

**

ns

**

**

WHODASDomain 3ii

18.64

21.78

15.87

16.89

13.87

16.63

1.38

3.95

F(3,218) = 8.39**

ns

ns

**

ns

**

**

WHODASDomain 4ii

49.81

24.08

40.54

27.85

58.57

22.84

10.63

14.29

F(3,218) = 43.34**

ns

ns

**

**

**

**

WHODASDomain 5ii

40.19

31.71

40.2

28.1

42.1

26.44

10

14.51

F(3,218) = 14.56**

ns

ns

**

ns

**

**

WHODASDomain 6ii

35.87

25.51

44.85

18..18

42.35

21.46

6.25

9.57

F(3,218) = 37.55**

ns

ns

**

ns

**

**

  1. TMT-A Trail Making Test A, TMT-B Trail Making Test B, RVP Rapid Visual Processing, IED Intra/Extra Dimensional Shift, COWAT Controlled Oral Word Association Test, BRIEF Behavioral Rating Inventory of Executive Function, WHODAS WHO Disability Assessment Scale
  2. *p ≤ 0.01
  3. **p ≤ 0.001