Table 3.

Convergence of the MoCA against second-level cognitive measures

	MoCA
Attention and executive functioning
SCWT-Word-naming	.50*
SCWT-Colour-naming	.52*
SCWT-Interference	.50*
Trail-Making Test-A	−.58*
Trail-Making Test -B	−.65*
Trail-Making Test -B-A	−.62*
Phonemic Verbal Fluency	.60*
Backward Digit Span	.28
Language
ENPA-Noun-naming	.20
ENPA-Verb-naming	.54*
Semantic Verbal Fluency	.26
Memory
Babcock Memory Test	.40
RAVLT-Immediate recall	.52*
RAVLT-Delayed recall	.40*
Visuo-spatial abilities and praxis
Design Copy	.48*
BJLO	.55*

Spearman’s partial coefficients are displayed; age, education and sex were partialled out. *significant at α_adjusted = .003 MoCA Montreal Cognitive Assessment, SCWT Stroop Colour-Word Test, RAVLT Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test, BJLO Benton Judgment of Line Orientation, ENPA Esame Neuropsicologico per L’Afasia