TABLE 3.
Correlations of baseline lysophosphatidylcholine levels and the improvement in cognitive functions in patients.
| Baseline carnitines | Immediate memory (r/p) | Visuoconstructional (r/p) | Language (r/p) | Attention (r/p) | Delayed memory (r/p) | Total score (r/p) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linoelaidyl carnitine | −0.16 (0.44) | 0.13 (0.54) | 0.04 (0.84) | −0.19 (0.37) | −0.12 (0.55) | −0.21 (0.31) |
| 2-Octenoylcarnitine | 0.36 (0.08) | 0.39 (0.05) | −0.06 (0.78) | −0.06 (0.77) | 0.11 (0.61) | −0.05 (0.80) |
| Butyrylcarnitine | 0.14 (0.50) | 0.22 (0.29) | 0.30 (0.15) | −0.04 (0.85) | 0.31 (0.14) | 0.20 (0.34) |
| 11Z-Octadecenylcarnitine | −0.15 (0.48) | 0.17 (0.41) | 0.24 (0.26) | −0.28 (0.18) | 0.02 (0.94) | 0.06 (0.78) |
| 9-Decenoylcarnitine | 0.15 (0.48) | 0.11 (0.61) | 0.20 (0.33) | 0.14 (0.49) | 0.43(0.03) | 0.30 (0.15) |
| Propionylcarnitine | 0.27 (0.19) | 0.36 (0.08) | 0.17 (0.43) | 0.02 (0.93) | 0.14 (0.50) | 0.10 (0.64) |
| L-Palmitoylcarnitine | 0.05 (0.81) | 0.23 (0.26) | 0.03 (0.89) | −0.22 (0.28) | −0.004 (0.9) | −0.10 (0.62) |
Note: The bold p value means less than 0.05.