Figure 3. Correlation analyses between olfactory mucosal miR-206 level and clinical measures.
The correlations between the olfactory mucosal miR-206 level and cognitive assessment measures were analyzed in the non-depressed subjects. As shown in panels A and B, the olfactory mucosal miR-206 level is well correlated with the ADAS-Cog-K (P = 0.005) and MMSE-K scores (P < 0.001). As shown in panels C and D, the olfactory mucosal miR-206 level in all patients is not correlated with the BDI-II (P = 0.316) or KVSS score (P = 0.366). Abbreviations: ADAS-Cog-K: Korean version of the Alzheimer’s Disease Assessment Scale-cognitive subscale, MMSE-K: Korean version of the Mini-Mental State Examination, BDI-II: Beck Depression Inventory-II, KVSS: Korean version of the Sniffin’ Stick Test.