Table 3 Reaction time: Hedge’s g effect sizes for each test, in descending order.

From: Systematic review and meta-analysis of cognitive impairment in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS)

Test name

N studies

N CFS

N controls

Hedges'g

S.E

95% CI

p value

Q

p

I2 (%)

Study references

Simple reaction time (ms)

13

24

403

0.66

0.07

0.520–0.808

0.0001

54.09

0.00

77.81

Cockshell et al.17, Capuron et al.13, Claypoole et al.15, Fiedler et al.24, Lawrie et al.31, Mahurin et al.32, Majer et al.33, Marcel et al.34, Marshall et al.36, Marshall et al.35, Michiels et al.39,41, Smith et al.51

Choice reaction time

7

239

282

0.50

0.09

0.323–0.678

0.0001

17.36

0.01

65.43

Cockshell et al.17, Capuron et al.13, Mahurin et al.32, Majer et al.33, Marshall et al.36, Marshall et al.35, Michiels et al.39

  1. ME/CFS myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome, N number.