Table 2.

Partial Spearman rank correlations for the cognitively normal patients

Predictor	Adjustment variablesa	Cognitive measurement
		ADAS-Cog	MMSE	Auditory–Verbal Learning Test	Boston Naming	Trails B
Predictor variable
Amyloid-β1–42		−0.14	−0.14	0.04	0.12	−0.11
STAND		0.07	0.01	−0.04	−0.16	0.04
t-tau		0.06	0.05	−0.01	−0.03	0.14
WMH		0.17	0.14	0.04	0.04	−0.04
AMNART		0.16	−0.37**	−0.05	−0.31**	0.07
AMNART adjusted for biomarkers
AMNART	Amyloid-β1–42	0.17	−0.36**	−0.06	−0.32**	0.08
AMNART	STAND	0.16	−0.37**	−0.05	−0.31**	0.07
AMNART	t-tau	0.16	−0.37**	−0.05	−0.31**	0.06
AMNART	WMH	0.17	−0.36**	−0.05	−0.32**	0.07
AMNART	Amyloid-β1–42, t-tau, STAND and WMH	0.18	−0.36**	−0.06	−0.34**	0.07
Biomarkers adjusted for AMNART
Amyloid-β1–42		−0.15	−0.13	0.05	0.15	−0.11
STAND		0.07	0.00	−0.04	−0.17	0.04
t-tau		0.05	0.06	−0.00	−0.02	0.14
WMH		0.18	0.12	0.04	0.03	−0.03

a Age and gender are included.

STAND = Structural Abnormality Index; WMH = white matter hyperintensity.

*P-value between 0.01 and 0.05.

**P-value < 0.01.