Could driving help us to “see better”? A comparative assessment of saccadic efficiency, visual speed, and attention

Table 6 Descriptive data and comparisons between drivers and non-drivers

Variable	Status	Mean	SD	95% CI		F test (Brown-Forsythe)
Variable	Status	Mean	SD	Lower	Upper	Stat.	Sig.
ADEMd
V_adj	1. Non-driver	70.12	20.38	64.86	75.39	24.98	*******
V_adj	2. Driver	55.07	11.34	52.14	58.00	24.98	*******
H_adj	1. Non-driver	73.50	23.10	67.54	79.47	15.98	*******
H_adj	2. Driver	59.90	12.68	56.63	63.18	15.98	*******
Hd_adj	1. Non-driver	79.51	29.08	71.99	87.02	11.04	*******
Hd_adj	2. Driver	65.56	14.50	61.82	69.31	11.04	*******
UFOV
Subtest 1	1. Non-driver	30.00	41.77	6.87	53.13	.39	^N/S
Subtest 1	2. Driver	23.13	16.23	18.94	27.32	.39	^N/S
Subtest 2	1. Non-driver	72.80	95.29	20.03	125.57	.00	^N/S
Subtest 2	2. Driver	72.29	81.21	51.12	93.45	.00	^N/S
Subtest 3	1. Non-driver	130.53	113.27	67.81	193.26	.00	^N/S
Subtest 3	2. Driver	128.83	126.64	95.53	162.13	.00	^N/S

All values are expressed in seconds (Adult Developmental Eye Movement test [ADEMd]) or milliseconds (Useful Field of View test [UFOV])
V vertical sheets, H horizontal sheet, Hd horizontal sheet with distractors, adj adjusted time (considering the mistakes), SD standard deviation, CI confidence interval, Stat. Brown-Forsythe statistic
^N/SNon-significant difference
^***significant at the level p < .001

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