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Table 2 Bivariate correlations between outcome variables

From: Determining the association of medical co-morbidity with subjective and objective cognitive performance in an inner city memory disorders clinic: a retrospective chart review

 

Education years

Residential area SES

Cumulative illness rating

Depression

Subjective general complaints

-0.06

-0.37(***)

0.08

0.45(***)

   Memory complaints

-0.05

-0.41(***)

0.07

0.45(***)

   Language/communication problem

-0.08

-0.34(**)

0.03

0.25(*)

   Complaints of motor difficulties

-0.03

-0.09

0.07

0.12

   Complaints of thinking

0.06

-0.18

0.15

0.42(***)

Mini-Mental state examination

0.28*

0.04

-0.31(***)

-0.03

Behavioural Neurology Assessment (BNA) Total score

0.20

0.09

-0.26(*)

0.03

   BNA Attention

0.10

0.08

-0.22(*)

0.14

   BNA Memory

0.14

0.01

-0.28(*)

0.02

   BNA verbal ability

0.20

0.07

-0.27(*)

0.02

   BNA visuospatial function

0.15

0.05

-0.21(*)

-0.03

   BNA brain's executive function

0.18

0.29(**)

-0.29(**)

0.05

  1. Table 2 presents the Spearman correlations between the independent variables (e.g., level of residential area SES) and outcome variables (e.g., subjective complains and objective measures of cognitive abilities). Note: * p < .05, ** p < .01, *** p < .001.