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. 2011 Jun 7;11:68. doi: 10.1186/1471-2377-11-68

Table 4.

Correlations between CDR measures and DSST, MSFC component scores and MSFC at baseline

Power of Attention Continuity of Attention Quality of working memory Quality of episodic memory Speed of memory CDR composite
DSST 0.61
p < 0.0001
0.49
p = 0.0009
0.33
p = 0.0333
0.25
p = 0.1068
0.55
p = 0.0001
0.7
p < 0.0001

Timed 25-FWT 0.18
p = 0.236
0.23
p = 0.1465
0.31
p = 0.0424
0.14
p = 0.3678
0.15
p = 0.3217
0.17
p = 0.2673

9-HPT 0.55
p = 0.0001
0.32
p = 0.0368
0.12
p = 0.3767
0.16
p = 0.3035
0.4
p = 0.0076
0.48
p = 0.001

PASAT 3" 0.6
p < 0.0001
0.31
p = 0.0431
0.2
p = 0.2092
0.17
p = 0.2692
0.35
p = 0.0209
0.49
p = 0.0009

MSFC 0.61
p = 0.0001
0.39
p = 0.0095
0.29
p = 0.0549
0.09
p = 0.5752
0.42
p = 0.0056
0.52
p = 0.0003

CDR, Cognitive Drug Research; DSST, Digit Symbol Substitution Test; MSFC, Multiple Sclerosis Functional Composite; Timed 25-FWT, Timed 25-Foot Walk Test; 9-HPT, 9 Hole Peg Test, PASAT 3", Paced Auditory Serial Addition Test 3 sec. Correcting for multiplicity p-values are statistically significant at p < 0.0017.