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Published in final edited form as: Neurobiol Aging. 2016 Mar 24;43:23–33. doi: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2016.03.014

Table 6.

Results of ROC analyses in the Longitudinal Sample (n=151) using either Combined Norms or Robust Norms

Cognitive Tests AUC (95% CI)
Combined Norms Robust Norms
Episodic Memory
WMS-R Logical Memory Immediate 0.83 (0.74–0.92) 0.87 (0.79–0.95)
WMS-R Logical Memory Delayed 0.85 (0.77–0.93) 0.88 (0.80–0.95)
WMS Associate Learning 0.75 (0.66–0.83) 0.76 (0.66–0.85)
FCSRT Total Recall 0.90 (0.84–0.96) 0.89 (0.83–0.95)
FCSRT Free Recall 0.72 (0.56–0.87) 0.72 (0.57–0.88)
BVRT Delayed 0.63 (0.47–0.79) 0.63 (0.47–0.79)
Executive/Visuospatial
Trails A (seconds) 0.40 (0.30–0.50) 0.39 (0.29–0.49)
Trails B (seconds) 0.40 (0.30–0.51) 0.39 (0.28–0.49)
WMS-R Digit Span Forward 0.52 (0.41–0.63) 0.52 (0.41–0.63)
WMS-R Digit Span Backward 0.51 (0.40–0.62) 0.51 (0.40–0.62)
WMS-R Digit Symbol Coding 0.66 (0.55–0.76) 0.66 (0.56–0.76)
WMS Mental Control 0.52 (0.41–0.64) 0.52 (0.41–0.64)
WAIS Block Design 0.55 (0.45–0.66) 0.53 (0.43–0.63)
Language/Semantic
Animal Fluency 0.76 (0.67–0.85) 0.78 (0.69–0.86)
Vegetable Fluency 0.82 (0.73–0.90) 0.84 (0.76–0.92)
Word Fluency Letters S&P total 0.57 (0.46–0.69) 0.58 (0.46–0.69)
Boston Naming Test 0.68 (0.57–0.79) 0.32 (0.21–0.42)
WAIS Information 0.68 (0.58–0.78) 0.68 (0.58–0.78)

Abbreviations: ROC = receiver operating characteristic; AUC = area under the curve

CI: confidence interval