Table 2.

Cross sectional correlation of depressive symptoms^* with various measures of cognitive function in 500 people aged 85 years living in the community

Cognitive function test	Pearson's correlation coefficient (r)	P value
Global cognitive function	−0.296	<0.001
Attention	0.182	<0.001
Processing speed	−0.238	<0.001
Immediate recall	−0.194	<0.001
Delayed recall	−0.182	<0.001

^*Depressive symptoms assessed with the 15 item geriatric depression scale (GDS-15).