Table 3 Behavioral dispositions and short term memory performance of participants.

From: Clinical and behavior characteristics of individuals who used ketamine

Variables

Ketamine (n = 159)

Poly Drugs (n = 26)

Cigarette (n = 49)

Total (n = 234)

F/χ2

p

Mean (SD) or n (%)

Mean (SD) or n (%)

Mean (SD) or n (%)

Mean (SD) or n (%)

Behavioral disposition

Impulsivity (BIS)a

68.89 (9.22)

74.00 (9.14)

64.67 (8.55)

68.57 (9.39)

9.27*

.000

Aggression (BPAQ)

69.93 (17.97)

64.38 (14.76)

71.31 (17.49)

69.60 (17.58)

1.41

.247

Sensitivity to reward

12.18 (5.95)

10.54 (6.22)

12.31 (4.78)

12.03 (5.76)

0.99

.848

Sensitivity to punishment

10.61 (5.54)

10.35 (5.18)

10.12 (4.89)

10.48 (5.36)

0.17

.375

Neuropsychological assessment

N-back memory

Accuracyb

    

5.78

.004*

0-back

0.938 (0.142)

0.962 (0.062)

0.954 (0.075)

0.944 (0.124)

  

1-back

0.768 (0.193)

0.739 (0.141)

0.869 (0.186)

0.786 (0.191)

  

2-back

0.626 (0.229)

0.588 (0.253)

0.745 (0.174)

0.647 (0.227)

  

Reaction time

    

.030

.971

0-back

448.188 (65.204)

450.411 (65.205)

459.412 (71.812)

450.785 ( 80.198)

  

1-back

492.535 (102.897)

596.404 (104.423)

480.332 (98.658)

491.521 (102.013)

  

2-back

582.334 (145.799)

562.321 (139.662)

572.398 (122.804)

578.030 (140.219)

  
  1. Bonferroni correction was used to adjust multiple comparisons. Tukey’s method was performed to test the post-hoc difference.
  2. *p < .05/10 = .005.
  3. aPolydrugs > Ketamine > Cigarette.
  4. bCigarette > Polydrugs, Ketamine.