Table 2.
Coefficients (Standard Errors) of Multiple Regression Analyses Examining the Relationship Between Number of Vascular Comorbidities (Hypertension, Hypercholesterolemia) and Cognitive Performance
| Overall p | # VCs (0–2) | Gender (0=Female, 1=Male) | Age | Race (0=African-American, 1=Caucasia n) | Yrs. Ed | MMSE | Presence of Diabetes or Cardiac Disease (0=No, 1=Yes) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATTENTION | |||||||
| Trails A** n=73 (# Secs.) | −6.02 (13.38) | −7.56 (18.69) | 0.09 (0.93) | −42.76 (19.74)* | −2.15 (2.81) | −10.50 (1.87)** | −15.56 (18.68) |
| Digit Span Forward** n=73 (# Digits) | −0.28 (0.26) | 0.14 (0.35) | 0.05 (0.02)** | 1.06 (0.37)** | 0.01 (0.05) | 0.08 (0.04)* | 0.49 (0.36) |
| LANGUAGE | |||||||
| Boston Naming Test** n=74 (# Correct) | −0.04 (0.48) | 0.12 (0.65) | −0.07 (0.03)+ | 1.90 (0.69)** | 0.06 (0.10) | 0.22 (0.07)** | 0.30 (0.65) |
| EPISODIC MEMORY | |||||||
| CERAD Total Word Recall** n=74 (Trials 1–3) | −1.83 (0.63)** | −1.36 (0.86) | 0.02 (0.04) | −0.57 (0.92) | −0.16 (0.13) | 0.53 (0.09)** | 1.18 (0.87) |
| CERAD Delayed Word Recall** | |||||||
| N=74 (# Words) | −0.33 (0.25) | −0.22 (0.34) | −0.06 (0.02)** | 0.42 (0.36) | 0.01 (0.05) | 0.11 (0.03)** | −.23 (0.34) |
| CERAD Design Recall**’ n=73 (# Points) | −0.84 (0.40)* | −0.63 (0.55) | −0.04 (0.03) | 0.52 (0.59) | 0.05 (0.08) | 0.17 (0.06)** | 0.00 (0.55) |
| SEMANTIC MEMORY | |||||||
| Animal Fluency n=74 (# Correct)** | −0.65 (0.60) | 1.35 (0.82) | 0.02 (0.04) | 0.24 (0.87) | −0.00 (0.13) | 0.37 (0.08)** | 0.33 (0.82) |
| VISUO-MOTOR/VISUO-SPATIAL | |||||||
| CERAD Design Copy** n=73 (# Points) | −0.21 (0.41) | −0.87 (0.56) | 0.01 (0.03) | 1.18 (0.60)+ | 0.08 (0.09) | 0.22 (0.06)** | 0.58 (0.56) |
| Judgment of Line Orientation** n=66 (# Points) | −0.83 (0.29)** | −0.04 (0.39) | 0.02 (0.02) | −0.01 (0.39) | 0.07 (0.05) | 0.15 (0.04)** | 0.55 (0.37) |
| EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS | |||||||
| Similarities** n=71 (# Points) | −2.39 (1.13)* | −0.51 (1.56) | 0.03 (0.08) | 2.11 (1.67) | 0.40 (0.23)+ | 0.89 (0.15)** | 0.17 (1.56) |
| Digit Span Backward** n=73 (# Points) | −0.44 (0.22)* | −0.18 (0.30) | 0.06 (0.02)** | 0.45 (0.32) | 0.06 (0.05) | 0.15 (0.03)** | 0.59 (0.30)+ |
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p<.05
**
p<.01
+
p<.10