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. 2021 May 13;131(1):131–141. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00477.2020

Table 5.

Cognitive Domains

Cognitive Domain Overlap Syndrome(n = 12) COPD Only(n = 47) OSA Only(n = 9) Former Smoker Controls(n = 21) One-WayANOVA P Value Correlation with Carotid β-Stiffness Index
Memory 48.6 ± 2.1 47.9 ± 1.2 50.2 ± 3.1 50.2 ± 2.0 0.72 r = −0.10, P = 0.35
Language 51.4 ± 1.9 51.0 ± 0.9 54.8 ± 2.6 53.9 ± 7.6 0.26 r = −0.11, P = 0.30
Visuospatial 53.3 ± 1.5 52.2 ± 0.8 53.7 ± 2.2 52.4 ± 0.6 0.79 r = 0.05, P = 0.64
Executive Function-Processing Speed 44.9 ± 1.4 49.2 ± 0.74 51.8 ± 2.0 50.2 ± 1.2 0.001* r = 0.30, P = 0.004*

Data are means ± SE COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; OSA, obstructive sleep apnea; ANOVA, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA). n = number of subjects. *P < 0.05.