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Published in final edited form as: Neuropsychol Dev Cogn B Aging Neuropsychol Cogn. 2008 May 16;15(5):627–641. doi: 10.1080/13825580802036936

Table 2.

Beta coefficients from linear regression models^* of associations between the metabolic syndrome and six measures of cognition for 853 study subjects

Cognitive measure	Metabolic syndrome measure β coefficient [SE(β)], p value
Cognitive measure	MetS (n = 112, 13.1%) vs. No MetS (n = 741, 86.9%)		Number of MetS criteria^†
Global cognition	−0.07 (0.08)	.40	−0.06 (0.03)	.01
Executive function	0.03 (0.09)	.74	−0.02 (0.03)	.54
Verbal learning	−0.14 (0.09)	.15	−0.05 (0.03)	.06
Logical memory	0.07 (0.10)	.52	−0.02 (0.03)	.52
Visual memory	−0.06 (0.10)	.57	−0.01 (0.03)	.94
Semantic memory	−0.12 (0.10)	.23	−0.06 (0.03)	.04

Adjusted for age, gender, race/ethnicity, education, income, study, CES-D score, statins or anti-hypertensive medication use.

^†

Continuous variable ranging from 0 to 5.