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. 2006 Mar 7;94(6):828–834. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6603029

Table 3. Results of regression analyses on baseline scores shows that combinations of education, age and Full Scale Intelligence Quotient (FSIQ) consistently predicted performance on the cognitive tasks.

TASK R2 R2adj F P Factor β t P
Letter cancellation 0.152 0.137 10.188 <0.0001 Education 0.489 1.889 0.061
          Age −0.171 −2.734 0.007
          FSIQ 0.136 2.442 0.016
Auditory verbal learning task (AVLT) 0.109 0.98 10.444 <0.0001 Age −0.049 −3.505 0.001
Supraspan         FSIQ 0.033 3.006 0.003
AVLT total 0.204 0.194 21.862 <0.0001 Age −0.35 −5.319 <0.0001
          FSIQ 0.208 4.04 <0.0001
AVLT delayed 0.146 0.136 14.563 <0.0001 Education 0.304 0.085 <0.0001
          Age −0.077 0.024 0.002
Complex figure immediate 0.112 0.101 10.689 <0.0001 Age −0.209 −3.939 <0.0001
          FSIQ 0.104 2.509 0.013
Complex figure delayed 0.139 0.129 13.789 <0.0001 Age −0.201 −4.169 <0.0001
          FSIQ 0.124 3.28 0.001
Story immediate recall 0.206 0.196 22.125 <0.0001 FSIQ 0.122 5.24 <0.0001
          Age −0.125 −4.207 <0.0001
Story delayed recall 0.209 0.2 22.593 <0.0001 FSIQ 0.121 5.141 <0.0001
          Age −0.134 −4.438 <0.0001
Letter/number sequencing 0.223 0.209 16.258 <0.0001 FSIQ 0.102 6.033 <0.0001
          Age −0.075 −3.94 <0.0001
          Education −0.179 −2.279 0.024
Digit span forward 0.212 0.207 46.278 <0.0001 FSIQ 0.094 6.803 <0.0001
Digit span backwards 0.221 0.212 24.205 <0.0001 FSIQ 0.086 6.593 <0.0001
          Age −0.039 −0.2363 0.019
Spatial span forwards 0.118 0.108 11.453 <0.0001 Age −0.053 −3.863 <0.0001
          FSIQ 0.031 2.906 0.004
Spatial span backwards 0.216 0.202 15.609 <0.0001 Education 0.15 2.663 0.008
          Age −0.052 −3.77 <0.0001
          FSIQ 0.028 2.318 0.022
Stroop 0.084 0.079 15.722 <0.0001 Education 0.793 3.965 <0.0001