Table 4.
Association between presence of individual components of metabolic syndrome and scores of paper-based neuropsychological tests (N=2,077).
| Cognitive function scores | Model 1 a | Model 2 b | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beta | 95% CI | Beta | 95% CI | |
| Abdominal obesity | ||||
| Trail Making Test | ||||
| Part A | 0.52 | -0.56, 1.59 | 0.47 | -0.62, 1.57 |
| Part B | -0.48 | -2.19, 1.24 | -0.64 | -2.38, 1.11 |
| Verbal Fluency | ||||
| Semantic | -0.31 | -0.86, 0.24 | -0.16 | -0.72, 0.40 |
| Phonemic | -0.35* | -0.69, 0.01 | -0.25 | -0.60, 0.10 |
| Logical Memory | ||||
| Immediate recall | -0.23 | -0.66, 0.21 | -0.14 | -0.58, 0.31 |
| Delayed recall | -0.37* | -0.59, -0.14 | -0.32* | -0.55, -0.09 |
| Elevated triglycerides | ||||
| Trail Making Test | ||||
| Part A | 1.19 | -0.05, 2.43 | 1.18 | -0.06, 2.43 |
| Part B | 0.72 | -1.27, 2.71 | 0.73 | -1.27, 2.73 |
| Verbal Fluency | ||||
| Semantic | -0.21 | -0.86, 0.43 | -0.10 | -0.75, 0.54 |
| Phonemic | 0.05 | -0.35, 0.45 | 0.09 | -0.31, 0.49 |
| Logical Memory | ||||
| Immediate recall | -0.47 | -0.97, 0.03 | -0.43 | -0.93, 0.08 |
| Delayed recall | -0.14 | -0.40, 0.12 | -0.11 | -0.37, 0.15 |
| Low HDL cholesterol | ||||
| Trail Making Test | ||||
| Part A | 0.91 | -0.19, 2.01 | 0.88 | -0.23, 1.99 |
| Part B | 0.96 | -0.79, 2.71 | 0.89 | -0.88, 2.66 |
| Verbal Fluency | ||||
| Semantic | -0.62* | -1.18, -0.06 | -0.49 | -1.06, 0.08 |
| Phonemic | -0.17 | -0.52, 0.18 | -0.10 | -0.45, 0.25 |
| Logical Memory | ||||
| Immediate recall | -0.44 | -0.88, 0.01 | -0.37 | -0.81, 0.08 |
| Delayed recall | -0.26* | -0.49, -0.03 | -0.23 | -0.46, 0.00 |
| High blood pressure | ||||
| Trail Making Test | ||||
| Part A | 0.49 | -0.72, 1.69 | 0.49 | -0.72, 1.70 |
| Part B | -0.39 | -2.31, 1.54 | -0.44 | -2.36, 1.49 |
| Verbal Fluency | ||||
| Semantic | -0.20 | -0.82, 0.42 | -0.12 | -0.74, 0.50 |
| Phonemic | -0.11 | -0.49, 0.28 | -0.06 | -0.44, 0.33 |
| Logical Memory | ||||
| Immediate recall | -0.16 | -0.65, 0.32 | -0.12 | -0.61, 0.37 |
| Delayed recall | -0.18 | -0.43, 0.08 | -0.15 | -0.40, 0.10 |
| Elevated fasting glucose | ||||
| Trail Making Test | ||||
| Part A | 1.52 | -0.25, 3.28 | 1.46 | -0.32, 3.23 |
| Part B | 0.30 | -2.52, 3.13 | 0.29 | -2.55, 3.13 |
| Verbal Fluency | ||||
| Semantic | 0.76 | -0.15, 1.67 | 0.92 | -0.02, 1.83 |
| Phonemic | 0.10 | -0.47, 0.66 | 0.17 | -0.40, 0.74 |
| Logical Memory | ||||
| Immediate recall | -0.80* | -1.51, -0.09 | -0.76* | -1.47, -0.05 |
| Delayed recall | -0.25 | -0.62, 0.12 | -0.21 | -0.58, 0.16 |
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).