Clinical, demographic and memory task performance characteristics of patient and control groups
| Subject characteristics | Group; mean (and SD) | Group comparison; p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patient (n = 11) | Control (n = 11) | ||
| Age, y | 32.64 (7.17) | 33.73 (15.29) | 0.83 |
| Age at onset, y | 18.91 (9.07) | — | — |
| Education, y | 14.09 (2.30) | 14.82 (1.47) | 0.39 |
| YBOCS score | |||
| Total | 21.00 (9.47) | — | — |
| Obsessions subscale | 10.09 (4.53) | — | — |
| Compulsions subscale | 10.91 (5.28) | — | — |
| BDI score | 11.45 (10.93) | — | — |
| Articulatory rehearsal task | |||
| Accuracy, % | 92.6 (5.0) | 93.5 (6.1) | 0.71 |
| Reaction time, ms | 1173 (261) | 1174 (213) | 0.99 |
| Nonarticulatory phonological maintenance task | |||
| Accuracy, % | 88.9 (11.7) | 88.4 (5.9) | 0.89 |
| Reaction time, ms | 1104 (165) | 1180 (193) | 0.34 |
| Visuospatial maintenance task | |||
| Accuracy, % | 92.9 (6.2) | 92.5 (7.7) | 0.91 |
| Reaction time, ms | 1070 (232) | 1071 (200) | 0.99 |
BDI = Beck Depression Inventory; SD = standard deviation; YBOCS = Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale.