Table 1

Results of the principal component (PC) analysis and impairment scores of the total sample (n = 100)

Factor loadings
Cognitive variablePC1PC2PC3Impairment score*
*Mean (SD).
AVLT, Rey auditory verbal learning test; BVRT, Benton visual retention test; COWAT, controlled oral word association test; MRMT, Money’s standardised road map test; PPT, Purdue pegboard test; SCWT, Stroop coloured word test; VOSP, visual object and space perception battery; WCST, Wisconsin card sorting test.
AVLT immediate verbal recall0.851.4 (1.3)
AVLT delayed recall0.820.7 (0.9)
SCWT interference score0.711.5 (1.6)
BVRT visual recognition0.531.0 (1.2)
COWAT word fluency0.441.0 (0.8)
MRMT right/left orientation0.790.2 (0.4)
VOSP number location0.750.8 (1.2)
VOSP cube analysis0.620.6 (1.3)
WCST categories0.841.4 (1.1)
PPT total placed pegs0.682.7 (1.1)