Table 3.
Significant predictors from stepwise linear regression models combining RSI measures to predict (A) baseline cognitive test scores (adjusted for age, sex, education, and scanner) or (B) cognitive decline (additionally adjusted for baseline cognitive function).
A. BASELINE | RSI measure | Standardized β | Standardized β adjusted for amyloid-β-42 | Standardized β adjusted for global ND or IF |
---|---|---|---|---|
MMSE | Arcuate ND Fornix ND |
0.60 *** 0.43 * |
0.56 ** 0.43 * |
0.68 ** 0.48 * |
DRS | Arcuate ND Fornix ND |
0.55 ** 0.40 * |
0.52 ** 0.40 * |
0.62 * 0.44 * |
Trails B-A | Hippocampal IF | 0.34 * | 0.33 * | 0.34 * |
Verbal fluency | Uncinate ND | 0.72 *** | 0.67 *** | 0.58 |
LM-Immediate | Fornix ND | 0.87 *** | 0.84 *** | 0.99 *** |
LM-Delayed | Fornix ND | 0.75 *** | 0.67 *** | 0.76 ** |
CVLT-Immediate | Hippocampal IF | −0.54 *** | −0.52 *** | −0.49 *** |
CVLT-Delayed | Hippocampal IF Entorhinal IF |
−0.43 ** −0.28 * |
−0.40 ** −0.17 |
−0.39 ** −0.26 |
CERAD | Fornix ND Entorhinal IF |
0.71 *** −0.31 * |
0.67 *** −0.26 |
0.60 ** −0.27 |
B. ANNUALIZED CHANGE | ||||
Verbal fluency | IFOF ND | 0.77 ** | 0.87 ** | 1.32 * |
LM-Immediate | Hippocampal IF | −0.46 * | −0.42 * | −0.38 * |
p<0.05
p<0.01
p<0.001
MMSE (Mini-Mental State Exam), DRS (Dementia Rating Scale), LM (Logical Memory), CVLT (California Verbal Learning Test), CERAD (Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer's Disease), IFOF (inferior fronto-occipital fasciculus)