TABLE 3.

Unadjusted and adjusted associations between MoCA parameters and Dynamic Vessel Analyzer (DVA)

	aMax		vMax		aMax (adjusted) b		vMax (adjusted) b
MoCA parameters	Rho a	p	Rho a	p	Beta	p	Beta	p
MoCA score	0.122	0.135	0.185	0.023	0.046	0.637	0.016	0.866
‐ VSE	0.201	0.013	0.164	0.044	0.183	0.047	0.031	0.733
‐ Naming	−0.074	0.366	−0.036	0.663	‐		‐
‐ Attention	−0.026	0.753	0.059	0.471	‐		‐
‐ Language	0.050	0.544	0.094	0.253	‐		‐
‐ Abstraction	0.043	0.602	−0.013	0.876	‐		‐
‐ Memory	0.019	0.821	0.115	0.160	‐		‐
‐ Orientation	0.030	0.713	−0.039	0.630	‐		‐

Abbreviations: aMax: maximum arteriolar dilation; MoCA: Montreal Cognitive Assessment, vMax: maximum venular dilation, VSE: Visuospatial executive.

^a calculation with Spearman correlation.

^b adjustment in linear regression for age, education level, systolic arterial pressure, nicotine abuse and dialysis vintage.