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Table 3 Correlation of MMSE and CDR with other measured variables

From: Effects of kidney function, serum albumin and hemoglobin on dementia severity in the oldest old people with newly diagnosed Alzheimer’s disease in a residential aged care facility: a cross-sectional study

 

MMSE (log)

CDR (log)

 

r

P-value

r

P-value

Age

−0.09

0.465

−0.06

0.632

Number of comorbidities

0.17

0.169

−0.17

0.131

Number of medications

−0.07

0.593

0.04

0.744

ADL

0.12

0.327

−0.34

0.002**

Laboratory data

 Creatinine (mg/dL)

−0.22

0.078

0.25

0.041*

 eGFR (mL/min/1.73m2)

0.32

0.009**

−0.30

0.013*

 Fasting glucose (mg/dL)

−0.09

0.468

0.08

0.501

 Triglyceride (mg/dL)

0.12

0.343

−0.19

0.115

 Cholesterol (mg/dL)

−0.25

0.044*

0.35

0.003**

 Albumin (g/dL)

−0.30

0.028*

−0.15

0.246

 GPT (U/L)

0.20

0.181

−0.12

0.398

 White blood cell (/mm3)

−0.06

0.635

0.17

0.134

 Hemoglobin (g/dL)

0.33

0.006**

−0.17

0.132

 Vitamin B12 (pg/mL)

−0.10

0.396

−0.01

0.952

 TSH (μIU/mL)

−0.04

0.743

−0.05

0.662

  1. *P-value < 0.05, **P-value < 0.01
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