Table 9 Number of studies of cognition and muscle size, direction of effect and number of subjects

Muscle size and global cognitive score

-

3 (193)

-

[27, 28, 72]

Muscle size and MMSE

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5 (1434)^h,i

2 (3459)^h

[28, 65, 66, 68, 73, 75]

Muscle size and California Verbal Learning Test

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1 (786)

-

[76]

Muscle size and CSI-D

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1 (3153)

-

[68]

Muscle size and digit span

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2 (815)^j

-

[74, 76]

Muscle size and Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test

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1 (139)

-

[77, 78]

Muscle size and modified Stroop test

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1 (48)

-

[65]

Muscle size and NART

1 (51)

-

-

[27]

Muscle size and TMT-a

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3 (887)

-

[72, 74, 76]

Muscle size and TMT-b

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3 (887)

-

[72, 74, 76]