Table 3 Comparison of the results of the D2 attention test in patients with carotid artery stenosis before and one year after stenting (Wilcoxon test).

From: Carotid revascularization improves cognition in patients with carotid stenosis

Variable

Before stenting

After stenting

Z

p

median

Q1-Q3

median

Q1-Q3

WZ

354

317

412

375

301

416

1,568

0,117

B

35

15

51

27

18

51

0,137

0,891

%B

9

5

15

7

4

13

0,705

0,481

WZ-B

324

268

371

320

259

381

1,831

0,067

ZK

111

87

134

114

98

144

1,964

0,049*

GP

14

10

21

14

12

19

0,278

0,781

B1-4

10

4

14

8

3

13

0,854

0,393

B5-10

16

7

22

13

5

21

0,031

0,975

B11-14

10

4

16

9

3

16

0,041

0,967

B1

29

13

45

24

14

45

0,186

0,852

B2

3

1

6

2

1

5

0,483

0,629

  1. *Statistically significant, WZ - working speed, B - sum of all errors, %B - the percentage of errors, WZ-B - general perceptual ability, ZK - ability to concentrate, GP – indicator of the subject’s constant or changing way of working, B1-4 - errors from the first part of the tasks (lines 1–4), B5-10- errors from the middle part of the tasks (lines 5–10), B11-14 - errors from the last part of the tasks (lines 11–14), B1 - errors of omission, B2 - number of incorrectly crossed out letters.