Table 2

Initial scores by group

TestGroup
CHDBMTHealthy
CyanoticAcyanoticTotal
Recall of digits49  (2)53  (2)52  (1)49  (1)j 53  (1)j
Visual recognition52 (5)63 (6)58 (4)63 (5)58 (4)
Naming vocabulary51 (3)57 (2)55 (2)50 (2)54 (2)
Verbal reasoning49 (4)54 (1)52 (2)55 (3)56 (2)
Matrices47 (4)a 62 (2)a 57 (2)53 (1)56 (1)
Similarities48 (4)55 (2)53 (2)51 (1)54 (1)
Information processing speed41 (4)b 60 (4)b 52 (4)i 56 (2)61 (2)i
Overall IQ96 (5)c 115 (3)c 108 (3)105 (2)k 111 (2)k
Arithmetic98 (5)d 112 (3)d 107 (3)g 98 (2)gl 105 (2)l
Reading93 (5)e 107 (4)e 103 (3)h 93 (3)hm 105 (2)m
Spelling81 (6)f 98 (3)f 93 (3)87 (3)n 98 (2)n
  • Values are mean (SEM).

  • 95% Confidence interval of differences between means for data with the same superscript letter: a: −24.1 to −5.5, p < 0.01; b: −31.6 to −6.4, p < 0.01; c: −30.1 to −7.6, p < 0.01; d: −26.0 to −0.8, p < 0.05; e: −27.8 to −1.2, p < 0.05; f: −31.3 to −3.6, p < 0.01; g: 1.9 to 16.5, p < 0.05; h: 1.6 to 18.2, p < 0.05; i: −16.7 to −1.8, p < 0.05; j: −7.91 to −0.23, p < 0.05; k: −11.78 to −1.07, p < 0.05; l: −13.96 to −1.25, p < 0.05; m: −19.45 to −6.06, p < 0.001; n: −18.29 to −3.16, p < 0.01.

  • IQ, intelligence quotient.