Table 4.

Correlation (Spearman's ρ ) between depressive symptoms and neuropsychological functions in patients with depression on the GDS

	Geriatric depression scale
	Negative mood	Energy level a	Inferiority	Disinterest
Mini-mental atate examination
Orientation	-0.16 (0.16)	0.13 (0.25)	0.00 (0.99)	0.07 (0.52)
Registration	-0.05 (0.67)	-0.11 (0.33)	0.08 (0.47)	0.08 (0.49)
Attention	-0.03 (0.79)	0.04 (0.69)	0.16 (0.14)	-0.08 (0.47)
Recall memory	-0.04 (0.73)	-0.11 (0.32)	0.01 (0.92)	0.13 (0.25)
Language	-0.05 (0.63)	0.08 (0.46)	-0.05 (0.67)	-0.02 (0.89)
Spatial concept	0.01 (0.90)	-0.10 (0.39)	-0.11 (0.32)	-0.24 (0.03)
Trail Making Test A	-0.19 (0.90)	0.10 (0.36)	-0.21 (0.07)	-0.01 (0.78)
Trail Making Test B	0.11 (0.41)	-0.09 (0.50)	-0.28 (0.035)	-0.04 (0.79)
Trail Making Test B-A	0.28 (0.04)	-0.20 (0.15)	-0.17 (0.22)	-0.18 (0.18)
Trail Making Test B/A	0.29 (0.03)	-0.09 (0.53)	0.06 (0.66)	-0.31 (0.02)

Data are presented as ρ (p value). ^aThe higher score represents the lower energy level.