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Table 3.

Partial Spearman rank correlations for the cognitively impaired patients

Predictor	Adjustment variables^a	Cognitive measurement
Predictor	Adjustment variables^a	ADAS-Cog	MMSE	Auditory–Verbal Learning Test	Boston Naming	Trails B
Predictor variable
Amyloid-β_1-42		−0.27^**	0.19^**	0.21^**	0.00	−0.09
STAND		0.51^**	−0.35^**	−0.27^**	−0.29^**	0.33^**
t-tau		0.22^**	−0.19^**	−0.23^**	−0.12^*	0.14^*
WMH		0.11	−0.06	−0.05	−0.15^*	0.23^**
AMNART		0.14^*	−0.21^**	−0.03	−0.37^**	0.22^**
AMNART adjusted for biomarkers
AMNART	Amyloid-β_1-42	0.16^**	−0.22^**	−0.04	−0.37^**	0.23^**
AMNART	STAND	0.14^*	−0.20^**	−0.02	−0.37^**	0.22^**
AMNART	t-tau	0.14^*	−0.20^**	−0.02	−0.37^**	0.22^**
AMNART	WMH	0.15^*	−0.21^**	−0.04	−0.37^**	0.22^**
AMNART	Amyloid-β_1-42, t-tau, STAND and WMH	0.16^**	−0.21^**	−0.02	−0.37^**	0.21^**
Biomarkers adjusted for AMNART
Amyloid-β_1-42		−0.28^**	0.20^**	0.21^**	0.02	−0.10
STAND		0.51^**	−0.35^**	−0.26^**	−0.29^**	0.33^**
t-tau		0.22^**	−0.17^**	−0.22^**	−0.12	0.14^*
WMH		0.10	−0.04	−0.05	−0.13^*	0.21^**

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.