Cognitive impairment and pain in depression: The mediating role of the kynurenine pathway

Table 2 Differences in cognition between the with and without painful physical symptoms groups

Variable	With PPS group (n = 33)	Without PPS group (n = 37)	F value	P value
Verbal learning	53.70 ± 7.79	53.70 ± 9.60	0.069	0.794
Reasoning and problem solving	49.88 ± 9.92	52.70 ± 9.81	1.707	0.196
Visual learning	46.97 ± 9.52	50.00 ± 10.31	1.383	0.244
Social cognition	44.61 ± 13.34	45.38 ± 12.08	0.076	0.784
Attention/vigilance	48.85 ± 10.34	52.92 ± 5.93	4.029	0.049
Speed of processing working memory	51.00 ± 9.32	55.46 ± 8.39	3.987	0.050
Total MATRICS consensus	52.52 ± 9.38	56.03 ± 7.58	2.350	0.130
Cognitive battery	48.33 ± 8.93	53.16 ± 6.45	4.107	0.047

PPS: Painful physical symptoms.