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. 2013 Jan 11;8(1):e52755. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0052755

Table 3. Comparison of change in cognitive outcomes over twenty years in the PAQUID cohort in subjects receiving EGb761® (n = 589) or piracetam (n = 149) compared to the ‘neither treatment’ group (n = 2874) (mixed linear effects model).

Unadjusted for psychotropic drug use Adjusted for psychotropic drug use
Cognitive score Variables β1 SE p β1 SE p
Mini Mental State Evaluation Time −0.315 0.013 <.0001 −0.302 0.013 <.0001
Piracetam −0.584 0.211 0.0057 −0.592 0.202 0.0034
EGb761® 0.482 0.089 <.0001 0.461 0.085 <.0001
Isaacs Sets Test (30 sec) Time −0.290 0.020 <.0001 −0.258 0.019 <.0001
Piracetam −1.395 0.523 0.0077 −1.468 0.516 0.0045
EGb761® 0.213 0.231 0.3561 0.271 0.227 0.2328
Benton Visual Retention Test Time −0.081 0.005 <.0001 −0.078 0.004 <.0001
Piracetam −0.438 0.194 0.0242 −0.470 0.184 0.0106
EGb761® −0.030 0.085 0.7223 −0.014 0.082 0.8631
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Covariates: age, gender, educational level, MMSE score at inclusion, depressive symptomatology and memory complaints.