Journal of Andrology Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on the Epididymis
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Table 2. Analysis of performance differences at baseline, 4 months, and 36 months on cognitive tests between treatment and placebo groups*
  Cognitive Study/Test   Dependent Variable   Placebo Group   T-Only Group   T+F Group   P

  Visual memory/Benton Visual Retention test   # Correct (10 maximum)        
    Baseline (n = 69)   6.17 (0.38)   6.33 (0.27)   5.96 (0.31)   .71
    4 mo (n = 65)   5.90 (0.38)   6.48 (0.35)   6.62 (0.31)   .32
    36 mo (n = 46)   5.50 (0.51)   6.50 (0.46)   6.43 (0.47)   .26
    # of errors        
    Baseline (n = 69)   5.22 (0.69)   5.08 (0.48)   5.59 (0.44)   .80
    4 mo (n = 65)   5.52 (0.69)   4.57 (0.53)   4.52 (0.53)   .41
    36 mo (n = 46)   6.44 (0.98)   4.69 (0.64)   4.57 (0.69)   .18
  Visuospatial skills/Judgment of Line Orientation test   # correct (out of 15)        
    Baseline (n = 68)   11.96 (0.48)   12.38 (0.42)   12.38 (0.39)   .73
    4 mo (n = 65)   12.00 (0.36)   12.83 (0.38)   12.71 (0.44)   .29
    36 mo (n = 46)   11.94 (0.42)   12.63 (0.50)   13.21 (0.47)   .17
  Attention/Digit Span test   # of points forward        
    Baseline (n = 68)   8.17 (0.37)   8.63 (0.44)   8.86 (0.30)   .44
    4 mo (n = 65)   8.48 (0.39)   9.44 (0.32)   8.71 (0.34)   .13
    36 mo (n = 46)   8.94 (0.48)   9.81 (0.39)   9.43 (0.39)   .34
    # of points backward        
    Baseline (n = 68)   6.44 (0.40)   7.29 (0.43)   6.29 (0.40)   .18
    4 mo (n = 65)   6.10 (0.37)   7.17 (0.43)   6.33 (0.40)   .14
    36 mo (n = 46)   6.63 (0.47)   8.38 (0.49)   6.64 (0.44)   .02{dagger}
  Attention/Trails A   Time, s        
    Baseline (n = 69)   40.44 (2.20)   39.83 (2.82)   42.91 (2.61)   .67
    4 mo (n = 65)   38.05 (3.78)   37.44 (2.36)   38.05 (1.87)   .98
    36 mo (n = 46)   37.56 (5.19)   37.56 (3.55)   36.43 (2.54)   .98
  Executive functioning/Trails B   Time, s        
    Baseline (n = 69)   90.43 (6.70)   81.83 (5.39)   99.18 (7.92)   .19
    4 mo (n = 65)   92.52 (11.62)   89.74 (7.16)   89.91 (6.33)   .97
    36 mo (n = 46)   86.88 (10.77)   87.31 (9.28)   85.86 (6.31)   .99
  Verbal memory/Selective Reminding test   Total recall (# maximum)        
    Baseline (n = 68)   41.33 (1.53)   41.61 (1.51)   42.73 (1.63)   .80
    4 mo (n = 64)   38.55 (1.51)   41.78 (1.49)   42.57 (1.32)   .13
    36 mo(n = 46)   38.38 (2.32)   40.25 (1.61)   46.07 (1.72)   .02{dagger}
    Long-term storage        
    Baseline (n = 68)   27.38 (2.14)   28.22 (2.43)   30.46 (2.75)   .67
    4 mo (n = 64)   23.85 (2.66)   26.30 (2.55)   28.38 (2.31)   .46
    36 mo (n = 46)   25.00 (3.70)   24.38 (2.88)   33.14 (3.43)   .14
    Consistent long-term retrieval        
    Baseline (n = 68)   17.43 (1.70)   18.35 (2.42)   18.46 (2.09)   .93
    4 mo (n = 64)   13.60 (1.97)   16.65 (2.42)   21.14 (1.85)   .05
    36 mo (n = 46)   16.88 (3.01)   15.63 (2.97)   22.64 (2.65)   .22
    Delayed recall        
    Baseline (n = 68)   4.67 (0.23)   4.35 (0.44)   4.59 (0.59)   .87
    4 mo (n = 64)   3.95 (0.44)   3.74 (0.45)   4.81 (0.35)   .17
    36 mo (n = 46)   3.81 (0.45)   3.31 (0.71)   4.14 (0.36)   .56
    # of intrusions        
    Baseline (n = 68)   0.76 (0.28)   1.44 (0.48)   2.00 (0.46)   .13
    4 mo (n = 64)   1.90 (0.54)   1.17 (0.29)   1.14 (0.42)   .37
    36 mo (n = 46)   1.56 (0.40)   0.75 (0.21)   1.07 (0.32)   .20

  *Values are average (SE) scores on test among placebo and 2 treatment groups
  {dagger}P values are shown for the between-group analysis of variance at each time period





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