Table 4.
Characteristics (mean (SD)) of participants above and below selected cutoffs
| < −1.0 SD on two memory tests | Below cutoff | Above cutoff | F | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 196) | (n = 291) | |||
| Category fluency, z score | −0.40 (1.11) | 0.38 (1.28) | 14.23 | <0.001 |
| BNT, scaled score | 10.09 (3.62) | 12.55 (3.56) | 25.60 | <0.001 |
| Trails B/A ratio, z score | 0.01 (1.14) | −0.45 (0.82) | 7.18 | <0.001 |
| BPF | 0.81 (0.03) | 0.82 (0.03) | 49.02 | <0.001 |
| Left HP volume, cm3 | 0.23 (0.03) | 0.27 (0.03) | 44.83 | <0.001 |
| Right HP volume, cm3 | 0.25 (0.03) | 0.28 (0.03) | 41.03 | <0.001 |
| v CSF, cm3 | 3.52 (1.59) | 3.19 (1.49) | 28.99 | <0.001 |
| WMH, cm3 | 0.63 (1.34) | 0.87 (2.70) | 8.69 | <0.0001 |
| < −1.5 SD on one memory test | Below cutoff | Above cutoff | F | P |
| (n = 264) | (n = 223) | |||
| Category fluency, z score | −0.31 (1.11) | 0.51 (1.31) | 14.23 | <0.001 |
| BNT, scaled score | 10.47 (3.71) | 12.85 (3.45) | 24.00 | <0.001 |
| Trails B/A ratio, z score | −0.11 (1.08) | −0.45 (0.83) | 3.81 | 0.005 |
| BPF | 0.81 (0.03) | 0.82 (0.02) | 44.99 | <0.001 |
| Left HPV, cm3 | 0.24 (0.03) | 0.27 (0.03) | 27.38 | <0.001 |
| Right HPV (cm3) | 0.25 (0.03) | 0.29 (0.03) | 33.42 | <0.001 |
| v CSF, cm3 | 3.53 (1.63) | 3.07 (1.40) | 28.94 | <0.001 |
| WMH, cm3 | 0.82 (2.31) | 0.72 (2.19) | 8.89 | <0.001 |
| < −2.0 SD on one memory test | Below cutoff | Above cutoff | F | P |
| (n = 174) | (n = 313) | |||
| Category fluency, z score | −0.42 (1.05) | 0.33 (1.31) | 11.61 | <0.001 |
| BNT, scaled score | 10.19 (3.71) | 12.32 (3.60) | 19.22 | <0.001 |
| Trails B/A ratio, z score | −0.08 (1.12) | −0.37 (0.89) | 3.40 | 0.009 |
| BPF | 0.81 (0.03) | 0.82 (0.03) | 45.07 | <0.001 |
| Left HPV, cm3 | 0.23 (0.03) | 0.26 (0.03) | 31.79 | <0.001 |
| Right HPV, cm3 | 0.25 (0.03) | 0.28 (0.03) | 35.16 | <0.001 |
| v CSF, cm3 | 3.52 (1.59) | 3.22 (1.50) | 28.72 | <0.001 |
| WMH, cm3 | 0.85 (2.64) | 0.73 (2.01) | 9.33 | <0.001 |
For z scores, the mean is 0 and the standard deviation is 1. For scaled scores, the mean is 10 and the standard deviation is 3. Data are missing for seven participants. BNT Boston naming test, BPF brain parenchymal fraction, HP hippocampal volume, vCSF ventricular cerebrospinal fluid, WMH white matter hyperintensities