Table 4

Regression analysis of neurobehavioural performance by duration of exposure adjusted for age and education

Neurobehavioural testsβ (SE)*Holm adjusted p value95% CI†
*β = regression coefficient computed for each decade.
†CI, confidence interval.
Verbal abstraction
    Similarities−0.66 (0.15)<0.001−0.96 to −0.36
Visuomotor speed
    Digit Symbol−1.82 (0.41)<0.001−2.64 to −1.01
    Trailmaking A (s)2.40 (0.60)0.001 1.21 to 3.60
    Trailmaking B (s)4.24 (1.08)0.001 2.10 to 6.38
Problem solving
    Block Design−0.82 (0.43)0.178−1.67 to 0.02
Attention
    PASAT−0.04 (0.12)1.000−0.27 to 0.19
    Letter Cancel0.32 (0.13)0.078 0.07 to 0.57
Memory
    Digit Span Forward−0.32 (0.09)0.004−0.50 to −0.14
    Digit Span Backward−0.28 (0.07)<0.001−0.41 to −0.15
    BVRT−0.28 (0.09)0.004−0.46 to −1.00
    Story Recall A−0.08 (0.15)1.000−0.39 to 0.22
    Story Recall B−0.15 (0.07)0.138−0.28 to −0.002