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. 2021 Feb 5;21:104. doi: 10.1186/s12877-021-02054-8

Table 2.

Bivariate correlations

Age Education FRS Household Physical Activity Recreational Physical Activity Whole Brain Volume Gray Matter Volume White Matter Volume Memory Working Memory Executive Function Processing Speed
Age 1
Education 0.01 1
FRS 0.18 −0.11 1
Household Physical Activity −0.18 − 0.23 −0.11 1
Recreational Physical Activity 0.04 0.01 −0.15 0.19 1
Whole Brain Volume −0.24 −0.15 −0.28a 0.36b 0.19 1
Gray Matter Volume −0.40c −0.07 − 0.22 0.36b 0.16 0.71c 1
White Matter Volume −0.07 −0.17 −0.28a 0.27a 0.15 0.80c 0.23 1
Memory −0.06 0.12 −0.39b 0.10 0.13 0.36b 0.19 0.26a 1
Working Memory −0.04 0.33b −0.03 0.00 0.18 0.17 0.15 0.08 0.21 1
Executive Function −0.20 0.39b −0.30a − 0.14 0.19 0.35b 0.35b 0.23 0.35b 0.57c 1
Processing Speed −0.13 0.24 −0.05 0.08 0.14 0.31a 0.25a 0.17 0.35b 0.44c 0.61c 1

FRS = Framingham Risk Score; Partial correlations adjusting for intracranial volume were used to assess brain volume, a < .05, b < .01, c < .001. N = 66