Table 3.
Associations between presence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and scores of computer-based neuropsychological tests (N=155).
| Cognitive function scores | MetS based on NCEP-ATP III criteria | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model 1 a | Model 2 b | |||
| Beta | 95% CI | Beta | 95% CI | |
| Posner cueing | ||||
| Total correct | -2.53 | -7.75, 2.69 | -1.48 | -6.92, 3.97 |
| Mean reaction time - valid trials | -0.02 | -0.07, 0.04 | 0.00 | -0.06, 0.06 |
| Mean reaction time - invalid trials | -0.01 | -0.07, 0.05 | -0.01 | -0.07, 0.05 |
| Emotional word recognition | ||||
| Total correct | -1.91 | -4.84, 1.03 | -1.81 | -4.85, 1.24 |
| True positive | 0.04 | -1.57, 1.63 | 0.27 | -1.36, 1.89 |
| True negative | -1.94* | -3.87, -0.02 | -2.07* | -4.09, -0.06 |
| Corsi block-tapping | ||||
| Forward | -0.32 | -1.20, 0.56 | -0.23 | -1.16, 0.69 |
| Backward | 0.24 | -0.67, 1.15 | 0.20 | -0.75, 1.16 |
| Stroop | ||||
| Total correct | -7.50* | -13.58, -1.42 | -7.07* | -13.31, -0.83 |
| Mean reaction time - congruent trials | -0.06 | -0.15, 0.03 | -0.06 | -0.15, 0.02 |
| Mean reaction time - incongruent trials | 0.01 | -0.11, 0.12 | 0.00 | -0.11, 0.12 |
CI, confidence interval
*significant at p<0.05
aAdjusted for age (continuous), sex, education (primary and secondary school, high school, higher education). b Adjusted for age (continuous), sex, education (primary and secondary school, high school, higher education), cardiovascular disease (absence or presence of stroke or ischemic heart disease or heart failure or other heart disease diagnosis), alcohol consumption (never, less than once/month, 1-3 times/month, 1-2 times/week, almost every day) and physical activity (continuous)