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. 2023 Oct 17;13(11):e3258. doi: 10.1002/brb3.3258

TABLE 2.

Pearson's r (and related level of significance) between variables on basic and clinical features and cognitive test performance.

Sex Age CAG repeats CAPs Diagnostic delay AAO Education attainment Family history TMS TFC Affect Irritability Apathy Dysexecutive Psychosis HAMD BDI
MMSE Pearson r 0.117 −0.324 0.235 0.076 −0.401 −0.180 0.536 −0.105 −0.428 0.528 −0.110 −0.150 −0.214 −0.441 0.071 −0.215 −0.061
p Value .134 <.001 a .002 a .336 <.001 a .021 a <.001 a .179 <.001 a <.001 a .178 .064 .008 a <.001 a .382 .029 a .581
Animal VFT Pearson r −0.065 −0.352 0.327 0.168 −0.347 −0.254 0.398 0.135 −0.459 0.387 0.196 −0.010 −0.271 −0.170 −0.013 0.011 0.044
p Value .577 .002 a .004 a .144 .002 a .026 a <.001 a .240 <.001 a <.001 a .088 .929 .017 a .139 .914 .926 .741
Letter VFT Pearson r 0.038 −0.308 0.166 0.001 −0.229 −0.118 0.479 −0.079 −0.447 0.348 −0.039 −0.144 −0.152 −0.149 −0.038 −0.123 −0.192
p Value .630 <.001 a .032 a .994 .003 a .123 <.001 a .313 <.001 a <.001 a .641 .081 .065 .071 .650 .270 .108
Trail making test A Pearson r −0.063 0.448 −0.360 −0.124 0.322 0.409 −0.379 0.030 0.572 −0.460 0.008 −0.043 0.157 0.243 −0.001 0.152 0.080
p Value .603 <.001 a .002 a .304 .006 a <.001 a .002 a .803 <.001 a <.001 a .946 .723 .191 .041 a .989 .212 .549
Trail making test B Pearson r −0.199 0.167 −0.116 0.051 0.112 0.208 −0.159 −0.022 0.355 −0.284 0.126 −0.218 0.097 0.001 0.002 0.260 0.140
p Value .103 .174 .348 .678 .365 .089 .209 .858 .003 a .019 a .307 .074 .431 .998 .989 .035 a .309
Stroop naming Pearson r −0.137 −0.334 0.265 0.115 −0.333 −0.199 0.398 −0.175 −0.532 0.401 −0.0653 −0.150 −0.0866 −0.247 −0.0374 −0.212 −0.0952
p Value .082 <.001 a <.001 a .143 <.001 a .011 a <.001 a .025 a <.001 a <.001 a .431 .068 .296 .003 a .651 .056 .423
Stroop reading Pearson r −0.133 −0.432 0.331 0.117 −0.391 −0.300 0.328 −0.0588 −0.562 0.498 −0.0316 −0.103 −0.200 −0.262 −0.0336 −0.207 −0.159
p Value .099 <.001 a <.001 a .145 <.001 a <.001 a <.001 a .466 <.001 a <.001 a .708 .222 .017 .002 a .690 .064 .184
Stroop interference Pearson r −0.123 −0.168 0.169 0.103 −0.389 −0.0271 0.236 −0.0787 −0.467 0.296 −0.151 −0.259 −0.191 −0.206 −0.103 −0.334 −0.256
p Value .131 .038 a .037 a .209 <.001 a .741 .004 a .335 <.001 a <.001 a .078 .002 a .025 a .015 a .228 .003 a .036 a
SDMT Pearson r −0.062 −0.445 0.202 0.387 0.386 −0.355 0.359 0.116 −0.609 0.619 0.119 −0.165 −0.117 −0.320 −0.081 −0.188 −0.139
p Value .312 <.001 a .054 <.001 a .001 a .002 a .002 a .178 <.001 a <.001 a .173 .094 .177 .005 a .261 .067 .134
HVLT‐R Pearson r 0.026 −0.486 0.522 0.132 −0.441 −0.376 0.452 0.177 −0.310 0.402 0.068 −0.105 −0.259 −0.186 0.192 −0.109 −0.020
p Value .438 .001 a <.001 a .832 .002 a .009 a .002 a .140 .028 a .006 a .341 .263 .056 .128 .120 .254 .452

Note: Bold p values (<.05) are statistically significant.

Abbreviations: BDI, Beck Depression Inventory; CAPs, CAG‐age‐product score; HAMD, Hamilton depression scale; HVLT‐R: Hopkins verbal learning test–revised; MMSE, mini–mental state examination; PBA‐s, short version of problem behavior assessment; SDMT, symbol digit modality test; TFC, total functional capacity scale; TMS, total motor score in the unified Huntington's disease rating scale; TMT, trail making task.