Mean WHIM hierarchical scores (new order) on admission and discharge and group comparison using one-way ANOVA
| Grouped according to PDOC status at discharge | VS (n=12) | MCS− (n=12) | MCS+ (n=15) | Emerged (n=26) | One-way ANOVA | Post hoc tests with Bonferroni correction | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Range | Mean (SD) | Range | Mean (SD) | Range | Mean (SD) | Range | p Value | Pairs | Mean difference | 95% CI | p Value* | |
| Admission scores | |||||||||||||
| MAB (new-order) | 7.0 (6.9) | 2–25 | 10.2 (6.7) | 0–21 | 21.9 (11.3) | 3–40 | 24.2 (13.5) | 1–53 | <0.001 | VS vs MCS− | −3.1 | −15.3 to 9.1 | 1.0 |
| MCS− vs MCS+ | −11.8 | −23.3 to −0.2 | 0.04 | ||||||||||
| MCS+ vs Emerged | 2.3 | −12.0 to 7.4 | 1.0 | ||||||||||
| Discharge scores | |||||||||||||
| MAB (new-order) | 4.0 (3.8) | 0–12 | 17.9 (8.8) | 0–25 | 33.8 (12.6) | 1–55 | 49.3 (12.4) | 1–61 | <0.001 | VS vs MCS− | −13.9 | −25.9 to −1.9 | 0.015 |
| MCS− vs MCS+ | −15.9 | −27.3 to −4.5 | 0.002 | ||||||||||
| MCS+ vs Emerged | −15.5 | −25.0 to −6.0 | <0.001 | ||||||||||
*Significant p values after Bonferroni correction are highlighted in bold. ANOVA, analysis of variance; MAB, Most Advanced Behavior; MCS, minimally conscious state; MCS−, MCS-Minus; MCS+, MCS-Plus; PDOC, prolonged disorders of consciousness; VS, vegetative state; WHIM, Wessex Head Injury Matrix.