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Table 2 The number of disadvantageous cards drawn in the Iowa Gambling Task

From: Poor performance on the Iowa gambling task in children with obsessive-compulsive disorder

Variable

OCD (n = 22)

Controls (n = 22)

P value

 

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

 

No. of disadvantageous card selections (1–100)

52.3 ± 9.8

48.6 ± 7.9

.21

No. of disadvantageous card selections (1–20)

10.5 ± 3.0

10.4 ± 1.1

.50

No. of disadvantageous card selections (21–40)

9.0 ± 2.7

10.1 ± 2.1

.17

No. of disadvantageous card selections (41–60)

10.1 ± 3.4

9.7 ± 2.7

.68

No. of disadvantageous card selections (61–80)

11.0 ± 3.8

9.6 ± 2.7

.24

No. of disadvantageous card selections (81–100)

11.8 ± 3.9

8.8 ± 3.2

.03*

  1. The mean number of disadvantageous cards drawn by OCD patients and controls in each block of 20 cards are shown.
  2. OCD, obsessive-compulsive disorder; SD, standard deviation; No., Number.
  3. * P < 0.05.