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Table 2 Neuropsychological test scores according to sarcopenia by AWGS criteria

From: Associations of sarcopenia and its defining components with cognitive function in community-dwelling oldest old

 

Overall (n = 428)

Without Sarcopenia(n = 276)

With Sarcopenia(n = 152)

P Value

MoCA total score, median (IQR)

23 (19–26)

23 (21–26)

22 (17–25)

0.017

Visuospatial & Executive function, median (IQR)

3 (2–5)

4 (2–5)

3 (2–5)

0.056

Naming, median (IQR)

3 (2–3)

3 (2–3)

3 (2–3)

0.759

Attention, median (IQR)

6 (4–6)

6 (5–6)

5 (4–6)

0.183

Language, median (IQR)

2 (1–2)

2 (1–2)

1 (1–2)

0.328

Abstraction, median (IQR)

2 (1–2)

2 (1–2)

1 (1–2)

0.232

Delayed recall, median (IQR)

2 (0–3)

2 (0–4)

2 (0–3)

0.067

Orientation, median (IQR)

6 (6–6)

6 (6–6)

6 (5–6)

0.011