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. 2008 Jun;63(6):619–624. doi: 10.1093/gerona/63.6.619

Table 3.

Longitudinal Association Between Baseline Clinical Cholesterol Cutoffs and Cognition.

Cholesterol Coefficient
Cholesterol × Time Examinations 1–3
Cholesterol × Time Examinations 4–6
Blood Cholesterol (mg/dL) per SD Increase B p Value B p Value B p Value
TMT-A
    Total cholesterol
    200–239 vs <200 −1.037 .674 0.808 .373 −0.382 .470
    >240 vs <200 −0.475 .848 0.234 .805 −0.046 .925
TMT-B
    Total cholesterol
    200–239 vs <200 −1.910 .480 1.192 .305 0.444 .756
    >240 vs <200 −2.017 .448 0.661 .473 0.062 .928
Pegboard
    Total cholesterol
    200–239 vs <200 −1.260 .146 0.273 .340
    >240 vs <200 −1.960 .023 0.081 .774
HVLT-R, Immediate Recall
    Total cholesterol
    200–239 vs <200 −0.161 .910 0.475 .308 0.096 .698
    >240 vs <200 −0.305 .827 0.295 .532 0.147 .544
HVLT-R, Delayed Recall
    Total cholesterol
    200–239 vs <200 0.216 .924 −0.017 .982 0.470 .231
    >240 vs <200 −0.850 .703 0.006 .994 0.379 .272
MMSE
    Total cholesterol
    200–239 vs <200 −0.280 .955 −1.331 .460 −0.271 .755
    >240 vs <200 4.875 .331 −0.257 .887 −1.291 .133

Notes: All models control for age, race, education, serum creatinine levels, lipid-lowering drug use, depression, and vascular disease. For all cognitive tests, a negative number means better performance.

SD = standard deviation; TMT-A = Trail Making Test, Part A; HDL = high-density lipoprotein; TMT-B = Trail Making Test, Part B; HVLT-R = Hopkins Verbal Learning Test-Revised; MMSE = Mini-Mental State Examination.