Table 4.
Correlations between regional amyloid burden and neuropsychological scores
| ρ value (p value) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVLT trial 1 MOANS |
AVLT LT % ret MOANS |
DKEFS sorting scaled score |
VOSP cube raw score |
|
| L prefrontal | −0.03 (0.87) | −0.07 (0.68) | −0.23 (0.15) | −0.26 (0.09) |
| L medial temporal | −0.06 (0.70) | −0.18 (0.26) | −0.01 (0.94) | 0.12 (0.44) |
| L lateral temporal | 0.10 (0.51) | −0.01 (0.93) | −0.19 (0.26) | −0.24 (0.13) |
| L parietal | 0.12 (0.44) | 0.01 (0.94) | −0.13 (0.44) | −0.37 (0.02) |
| L insula | 0.04 (0.78) | 0.10 (0.84) | −0.05 (0.78) | −0.25 (0.11) |
| Broca’s | 0.02 (0.91) | 0.12 (0.44) | −0.04 (0.81) | −0.26 (0.09) |
| Primary visual | 0.18 (0.25) | −0.17 (0.28) | −0.24 (0.15) | −0.49** (0.001) |
| R prefrontal | −0.01 (0.93) | −0.07 (0.65) | −0.25 (0.12) | −0.28 (0.07) |
| R medial temporal | −0.12 (0.45) | −0.10 (0.54) | −0.14 (0.41) | −0.09 (0.56) |
| R lateral temporal | 0.09 (0.56) | −0.15 (0.36) | −0.30 (0.06) | −0.32 (0.03) |
| R parietal | 0.07 (0.68) | −0.07 (0.65) | −0.28 (0.09) | −0.36 (0.02) |
| R insula | −0.02 (0.89) | −0.05 (0.74) | −0.07 (0.70) | −0.19 (0.23) |
**
Statistically significant (p < 0.004)
Abbreviations: L = left; R = right; AVLT = Auditory Verbal Learning Test; MOANS = Mayo Clinic’s Older Americans Normative Studies; LT = long term delayed recall; DKEFS = Delis-Kaplan Executive Function System; VOSP = the Visual Object and Space Perception Battery