Cognitive and autonomic dysfunction measures in normal controls, white coat and borderline hypertension

Table 3 Mean values of the Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery (9CANTAB) computer tests and paper format tests

	Normal BP (N = 20)	WCH (N = 19)	Borderline HTN (N =30)	Post-hoc pvalue
CANTAB computer tests
PALT ± SD	5 ± 5	15 ± 8	12 ± 8	0.069
SRMT ± SD	89 ± 6	71 ± 12	80 ±10	0.004
RT 11 ± SD	335 ± 54	393 ± 50	401 ±70	0.003
SSPT ± SD	7 ± 1	4 ± 2	3 ±3	0.060
SWMT ± SD	19 ± 12	36 ± 16	33 ±18	0.030
Paper format tests
AH 4 ± SD	37 ± 13	30 ± 14	37 ±8	0.004
PASAT ± SD	44 ± 9	37 ± 13	42 ±11	0.003
SAI ± SD	29 ± 3	38 ± 10	36 ±8	0.006

BP; blood pressure, WCH; white coat hypertension, HTN; hypertension, CANTAB9; Nine Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery (CANTAB) computer tests (9), PALT; paired associates learning task, SRMT; spatial recognition and memory task, RT11; reaction time, SSPT; spatial span test, SWMT; spatial working memory, AH4; Alice Heim 4, PASAT; paced auditory serial addition test, SAI; state anxiety inventory.

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