Table 3. Comparison of WCST scores among patients in the ART, unexplained infertility, and control groups.
ARTª
(n=35)
Unexplained
Infertilityb (n=31)
Control ͨ
(n=64)
p Post hoc test
Mean±SD
Median (Min-Max)
Mean±SD
Median (Min-Max)
Mean±SD
Median (Min-Max)
WCST Total Response 94.77±23.26
92 (18-128)
101.16±20.23
98 (70-128)
106.83±21.91
110 (70-128)
0.057 b
WCST Total Error 20.77±12.18
18 (7-59)
29.61±21.98
20 (5-80)
32.43±22.46
28 (5-88)
0.066 b
WCST Category Count 5.97±2.96
6 (2-22)
5.39±1.11
6 (2-6)
4.94±1.43
6 (0-6)
0.046 b a-b p=1.000
a-c p=0.020
b-c p=0.284
WCST Perseverative Error 12.09±5.56
11 (4-27)
16.13±11.73
12 (4-47)
16.93±15.30
11 (4-97)
0.531 b

Data are expressed as Mean±SD or Median [Min-Max].
p<0.050 considered statistically significant.
WCST: Wisconsin Card Sorting Test; ART: Assisted Reproductive Treatment.
a: comparison between ART and unexplained infertility;
b: comparison between ART and control;
c: comparison between unexplained infertility and control.