Results of cognitive function tests in the 17 children with a night of hypoglycaemia and a control night without hypoglycaemia for comparison
| Task | Hypoglycaemia | No hypoglycaemia | Wilcoxon value | p Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spiral maze (a) | 79 (66 to 94) | 82 (66 to 89) | −0.50 | 0.62 |
| Pegboard: right hand (b) | 79 (66 to 92) | 75 (68 to 88) | −0.02 | 0.98 |
| Pegboard: left hand (b) | 86 (75 to 108) | 88 (73 to 110) | −0.93 | 0.35 |
| Pegboard: alternate hands (b) | 83 (72 to 92) | 79 (72 to 99) | −0.47 | 0.64 |
| Immediate story recall (a) | 23 (20 to 31) | 25 (20 to 30) | −0.99 | 0.32 |
| Delayed story recall (a) | 22 (8 to 28) | 21 (17 to 26) | −0.90 | 0.37 |
| Digit span: forwards (c) | 5 (5 to 6) | 5 (5 to 6) | −0.34 | 0.74 |
| Digit span: backwards (c) | 4 (3 to 5) | 4 (3 to 5) | −0.25 | 0.80 |
| Letter matching (b) | 170 (154 to 221) | 178 (125 to 253) | −0.05 | 0.96 |
| Card sorting (b) | 11 (0.5 to 19) | 11 (−5 to 19) | −0.88 | 0.38 |
| Continuous performance test (d) | 15 (14 to 16) | 14 (12 to 15) | −0.87 | 0.39 |
| Letter cancelling (b) | 114 (104 to 127) | 118 (110 to 134) | −0.88 | 0.38 |
| Torrance test: originality (e) | 5 (3 to 11) | 6 (3 to 12) | −0.38 | 0.70 |
| flexibility (f) | 6 (3 to 8) | 5 (4 to 10) | −0.98 | 0.33 |
| fluency (g) | 11 (7 to 16) | 10 (5 to 16) | −0.78 | 0.43 |
Values are median (interquartile range).
Scoring systems used: (a) number of idea units recalled; (b) time to complete task (with the penalty for errors) in seconds; (c) number of digits recalled correctly; (d) number of items identified correctly; (e) number of original ideas; (f) number of different categories of ideas; (g) total number of ideas.