Table 3.

Correlation between global WMH load and cognitiona

	Rho [95% CI]	p
Cognitive z‐score composites
Episodic memory	−0.07 [−0.156 to 0.001]	0.04*
Executive function	−0.07 [−0.152 to 0.012]	0.04*
Memory Binding Test
Total free recall	−0.05 [−0.131 to 0.029]	0.12
Total delayed free recall	−0.07 [−0.156 to 0.001]	0.04*
Total paired recall	−0.05 [−0.130 to 0.037]	0.14
Total delayed paired recall	−0.07 [−0.155 to −0.001]	0.04*
Paired recall pairs	−0.06 [−0.146 to 0.019]	0.07
Pairs in delayed free recall	−0.08 [−0.166 to −0.001]	0.03*
Semantic proactive interference	−0.08 [−0.161 to 5.5e−05]	0.03*
Subtests of WAIS‐IV
Digit span forward	−0.01[−0.090 to 0.079]	0.42
Digit span backward	−0.09 [−0.174 to −0.001]	0.01*
Digit span sequencing	0.03 [−0.056 to 0.110]	0.28
Coding	−0.06 [−0.135 to 0.023]	0.08
Visual puzzles	−0.01 [−0.095 to 0.070]	0.39
Matrix reasoning	−0.05 [−0.129 to 0.031]	0.12
Similarities	−0.06 [−0.143 to 0.024]	0.08

^aCognition adjusted by age, sex, education and number of APOE‐ε4 alleles. WMH also adjusted by TIV.

*p < .05.