Table 3. Spearman's correlation among memory, executive function, language and visuospatial ability performance and Fazekas and ARWMC scale scores.
Variables | Fazekas | ARWMC | |||
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rho | p | rho | p | ||
Mini-Mental State Examination | –0.402 | 0.010 | –0.105 | 0.518 | |
Episodic verbal memory (RAVLT- A7) | –0.345 | 0.029 | –0.235 | 0.145 | |
Episodic visual memory (CERAD – praxis recall) | –0.445 | 0.004 | –0.251 | 0.119 | |
Visuospatial ability (CERAD - constructional praxis) | –0.286 | 0.073 | –0.181 | 0.264 | |
Clock drawing test | –0.366 | 0.020 | –0.220 | 0.173 | |
Digit span | –0.328 | 0.039 | –0.190 | 0.240 | |
Auditory comprehension | –0.346 | 0.029 | –0.117 | 0.471 | |
Naming test | –0.436 | 0.005 | –0.352 | 0.026 | |
Unconstrained verbal fluency | –0.338 | 0.033 | –0.246 | 0.126 | |
Phonological verbal fluency | –0.259 | 0.111 | –0.165 | 0.315 | |
Semantic verbal fluency | –0.320 | 0.047 | –0.207 | 0.207 | |
Semantic memory | –0.060 | 0.713 | 0.058 | 0.723 | |
Prospective memory | –0.314 | 0.052 | –0.069 | 0.678 |
p≤0.05 indicates significance. RAVLT: Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test, CERAD: Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer's Disease.