Development and validation of the Arizona Cognitive Test Battery for Down syndrome

Table 6 Correlations between IQ, age, parent report of behavior and the cognitive measures in the sample with DS

Measure	KBIT total raw score	Age	SIBR SS	BRIEF Scale	Nisonger scales^b
Hippocampal
CANTAB PAL first trials correct	0.55**	0.21	0.32**	WM −0.51***	SA 0.61**
CANTAB PAL first trials correct	0.55**	0.21	0.32**	IN −0.40**	Hyper −0.56**
Computer generated arena	0.40**	0.31+	0.20	WM −0.43**
Prefrontal
CANTAB ID/ED errors	0.50**	−0.24+	−0.22	WM 0.46**	Hyper 0.61**
CANTAB ID/ED errors	0.50**	−0.24+	−0.22	IN 0.54***	Hyper 0.61**
Modified dots task inhib. control phase percent correct	0.41**	0.29+	0.33**	WM −0.35**	Hyper −0.56**
Modified dots task inhib. control phase percent correct	0.41**	0.29+	0.33**	IN −0.38**	Hyper −0.56**
Modified dots task combined phase percent correct	0.55**	0.29+	0.27+
Cerebellar
CANTAB simple RT median corr. latency (ms)	−0.38**	−0.12	−0.28+
NEPSY visuomotor precision total score	0.55**	0.54**	0.13
Finger sequencing^a

WM BRIEF working memory, BRIEF IN inhibit, SA social adaptive scale of the Nisonger scales, Hyper Hyperactivity scale of the Nisonger
^atoo few subjects tested on the computerized version to validate
^bno significant correlations were found with the Conners-III at p < 0.01
+ trend at p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001

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