Table 5.

Correlation among cognitive tests (MMSE, CT, and VFT) and functional body balance tests (BBS, DGI, TUGT, and TUGTm) in 76 elderly subjects with chronic peripheral vestibular disease.

Categories	Spearman's correlation coefficient (ρ)
MMSE X BBS	0.224
MMSE X DGI	0.175
MMSE X TUGT	−0.312**
MMSE X TUGTm	−0.306**
CT X BBS	0.343**
CT X DGI	0.298**
CT X TUGT	−0.225
CT X TUGTm	−0.200
VFT X BBS	0.299**
VFT X DGI	0.306**
VFT X TUGT	−0.346**
VFT X TUGTm	−0.536**

MMSE: Mini Mental State Examination.

CT: Clock Test.

VFT: Verbal Fluency Test.

BBS: Berg Balance Scale.

DGI: Dynamic Gait Index.

TUGT: Timed Up and Go Test.

TUGTm: Timed Up and Go Test modified.

^**Significant correlation (p=0.01).