Table 5

Linear regression analysis of effect of job on psychomotor test results after adjusting for age and sex

Adjusted mean difference (dentists−controls)p ValueCorrected p value
Simple reaction time (ms) −1.87 0.71
Number vigilance (ms) 28.25<0.001<0.01
Choice reaction time (ms)−19.84 0.002 0.016
Spatial memory (ms) −5.57 0.84
Memory scanning (ms) 41.24 0.050 0.40
Word recognition (ms) 18.75 0.41
Immediate word recall (number correct) 0.006 0.76
Delayed word recall (number correct) 0.20 0.36