Association between childhood trauma and current cognitive performance
Dependent variables | Exposure to traumatic event | ||
Yes Mean (SEM)* N=54 | No Mean (SEM)* N=323 | P value | |
Working memory: time difference between double task and simple task (milliseconds) | −414.3 (431.9) | 25.2 (192.9) | 0.33 |
Form matching: mean time for correct responses (milliseconds) | 5781.9 (214.3) | 5713.4 (95.7) | 0.76 |
Phoneme comprehension: mean time for correct responses (milliseconds) | 1556.7 (41.7) | 1500.9 (18.64) | 0.20 |
Name-face associations: number of names correctly recalled | 4.71 (0.28) | 5.05 (0.13) | 0.24 |
Verbal fluency: number of correct answers | 27.80 (0.89) | 27.78 (0.39) | 0.98 |
Narrative recall: number of correct answers | 12.73 (0.61) | 12.79 (0.27) | 0.92 |
Descriptive recall: number of correct answers | 11.70 (0.58) | 12.42 (0.26) | 0.24 |
Implicit memory: difference between learnt and new items | 1.20 (0.10) | 1.03 (0.05) | 0.13 |
*Adjusted for education level, gender and age.