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. 2015 Nov 11;37(6):115. doi: 10.1007/s11357-015-9855-0

Table 2.

Measures of executive function, other cognitive functions, and manual dexterity (n = 347)

Measures Total number of visits Repeat visits, Mean ± SD range First visit, mean score Correlations with LTV, r (p value)
Executive function (hypothesized domain) Attention
Trails A, s 953 2.7 ± 0.8 (2-6) 31 ± 10 0.252 (<0.001)
Digit span forward 944 2.7 ± 0.8 (1-6) 8.3 ± 2.4 0.014 (0.789)
Cognitive flexibility and set shifting
Trails B, s 953 2.7 ± 0.8 (2-6) 76 ± 32 0.084 (0.116)
Delta TMT, seconds 953 2.7 ± 0.8 (2-6) 45 ± 28 0.003 (0.949)
Visuoperceptual speed
Digit symbol substitution test 925 2.7 ± 0.8 (2-5) 48 ± 10 –0.148 (0.006)
Working memory
Digit span backward 945 2.7 ± 0.8 (1-6) 7.1 ± 2.4 –0.070 (0.197)
Other cognitive functions and manual dexterity Verbal memory
CVLT immediate free recall (sum of 5 trials) 927 2.7 ± 0.8 (2-6) 53.7 ± 11.5 –0.041 (0.453)
CVLT long-delay free recall 925 2.7 ± 0.8 (1-6) 10.9 ± 3.2 –0.035 (0.522)
CVLT short-delay free recall 922 2.7 ± 0.8 (1-6) 11.5 ± 3.3 –0.047 (0.385)
BVRT 943 2.7 ± 0.8 (1-6) 5.9 ± 3.9 0.139 (0.010)
Language
Letter fluency 953 2.7 ± 0.8 (2-6) 14.6 ± 4.1 –0.049 (0.364)
Category fluency 953 2.7 ± 0.8 (2-6) 16.4 ± 3.6 –0.109 (0.042)
Visuospatial ability
Card rotation 919 2.6 ± 0.8 (1–6) 93.8 ± 40.0 −0.129 (0.017)
Manual dexterity
Pegboard dominant 919 2.6 ± 0.8 (2–5) 12.2 ± 1.8 −0.161 (0.003)
Pegboard non-dominant 898 2.6 ± 0.8 (2–5) 11.9 ± 1.7 −0.117 (0.032)

LTV lap time variation, Delta TMT Trails B minus Trails A, CVLT California verbal learning test, BVRT Benton visual retention test