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Published in final edited form as: Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2016 May 6;117:64–73. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2016.04.052

Table 2.

Level of neurocognitive function and relative odds of uncontrolled diabetes: Results from multivariable logistic regression a

Neurocognitive function quartile, range b n OR for having HbA1c≥7% [53 mmol/mol] (95% CI) P P-trend
Global cognitive function index
 Quartile 4, [3.03, 11.3] (best function) 413 1 (ref) 0.08
 Quartile 3, [0.26, 3.03) 418 1.19 (0.78, 1.81) 0.43
 Quartile 2, [−2.35, 0.26) 421 1.51 (0.94, 2.42) 0.09
 Quartile 1, [−11.2, −2.35) 409 1.54 (0.90, 2.64) 0.12
Executive function index
 Quartile 4, (1.51, 6.92] 411 1 (ref) 0.24
 Quartile 3, [−0.03, 1.51] 427 1.49 (0.98, 2.26) 0.06
 Quartile 2, [−1.56, −0.04] 420 1.45 (0.85, 2.47) 0.18
 Quartile 1, [−5.9, −1.56) 403 1.43 (0.82, 2.53) 0.21
Digit Symbol Substitution Test
 Quartile 4, [39,81] 453 1 (ref) 0.03
 Quartile 3, [30,38] 385 1.19 (0.81, 1.76) 0.37
 Quartile 2, [21,29] 444 1.74 (1.06, 2.88) 0.03
 Quartile 1, [0,20] 379 1.62 (0.93, 2.81) 0.09
Word fluency
 Quartile 4, [22,40] 437 1 (ref) 0.51
 Quartile 3, [17,21] 414 0.64 (0.42, 0.97) 0.04
 Quartile 2, [12,16] 439 1.08 (0.68, 1.71) 0.74
 Quartile 1, [0,11] 371 0.72 (0.42, 1.21) 0.21
SEVLT learning
 Quartile 4, [26, 37] 432 1 (ref) 0.33
 Quartile 3, [22, 25] 444 0.99 (0.64, 1.53) 0.97
 Quartile 2, [18, 21] 416 1.33 (0.89, 1.99) 0.17
 Quartile 1, [3, 17] 369 1.21 (0.76, 1.92) 0.43
SEVLT delayed recall
 Quartile 4, [10, 15] 505 1 (ref) 0.69
 Quartile 3, [8, 9] 466 1.18 (0.79, 1.78) 0.41
 Quartile 2, [6, 7] 371 1.30 (0.84, 2.01) 0.24
 Quartile 1, [0, 5] 319 1.09 (0.70, 1.71) 0.69
a

Uncontrolled diabetes defined as HbA1c ≥ 7% (53 mmol/mol); those with missing covariates excluded from all analyses; models adjusted for Hispanic/Latino national background, field center, education, age, and gender, health insurance status, oral hypoglycemic agent and insulin use, years since diabetes diagnosis, family support, depression, healthcare utilization in the past year, poor physical functioning, prevalent cardiovascular disease, and body mass index

b

Group 4, with higher levels of learning, memory, or executive function, served as the reference

Abbreviations: HbA1c, glycosylated hemoglobin; SEVLT, Spanish English Verbal Learning Test