Table 5.
Bivariate correlation between arterial proprieties and cognitive tests at different domains in patients with hypertension
| Variable | MMSE | MoCA | GCF | Language | Memory | Executive function | Visuospatial | Attention | Processing speed | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| r | P value | r | P value | r | P value | r | P value | r | P value | r | P value | r | P value | r | P value | r | P value | |
| Diameter | .04 | .53 | −.06 | .40 | −.18 | .01 | .05 | .45 | −.23 | .001 | −.11 | .12 | −.07 | .26 | −.13 | .06 | −.18 | .01 |
| Distension | .03 | .62 | .04 | .55 | .18 | .01 | −.02 | .74 | .21 | .002 | .16 | .02 | .01 | .94 | .17 | .01 | .17 | .02 |
| IMT | −.08 | .27 | −.17 | .01 | −.26 | <.001 | −.09 | .18 | −.27 | <.001 | −.18 | .02 | −.04 | .58 | −.22 | .001 | −.33 | <.001 |
| PWV | −.11 | .12 | −.14 | .04 | −.30 | <.001 | −.09 | .16 | −.32 | <.001 | −.17 | .02 | −.14 | .05 | −.27 | <.001 | −.28 | <.001 |
| AIx | −.24 | .001 | −.19 | .01 | −.34 | <.001 | −.32 | <.001 | −.18 | .01 | −.30 | <.001 | −.23 | .001 | −.34 | <.001 | −.27 | <.001 |
| AIx75 | −.21 | .003 | −.13 | .06 | −.29 | <.001 | −.28 | <.001 | −.16 | .02 | −.26 | <.001 | −.12 | .08 | −.31 | <.001 | −.26 | <.001 |
| cSBP | −.17 | .01 | −.24 | .001 | −.26 | <.001 | −.14 | .05 | −.16 | .02 | −.22 | .001 | −.21 | .003 | −.25 | <.001 | −.20 | .003 |
| cDBP | −.07 | .23 | −.16 | .02 | −.14 | .05 | −.01 | .94 | −.11 | .11 | −.16 | .02 | −.09 | .19 | −.07 | .30 | −.08 | .24 |
Abbreviations: AIx, augmentation index; AIx75, augmentation index adjusted to 75 beats per minute; BP, blood pressure; cDBP, central diastolic blood pressure; cSBP, central systolic blood pressure; GCF, global cognitive function; IMT, intima‐media thickness; MMSE, Mini‐Mental State Examination; MoCA, Montreal Cognitive Assessment; PWV, pulse wave velocity.