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Table 2 Means and age- and sex-adjusted mean differences of cognitive performance* according to prevalence of T2DM at first and second cognitive assessment (5-year follow up of ESTHER cohort in 2005–2007 and 8-year follow-up in 2008–2010)

From: Type 2 diabetes mellitus and cognitive decline in older adults in Germany – results from a population-based cohort

 

First cognitive measurement (N = 732)

Second cognitive measurement (N = 732)

 

T2DM

T2DM-free

Ba

P-value

T2DM

T2DM-free

Ba

P-value

N

143

589

  

185

547

  

Prospective memory, N (%)

 0

58 (40.6)

190 (32.3)

  

72 (38.9)

176 (32.2)

  

 1

85 (59.4)

399 (67.7)

-0.16

0.092

113 (61.1)

371 (67.8)

-0.14

0.108

Working memory, Mean (SD)

6.6 (2.6)

6.4 (2.5)

0.28

0.237

7.4 (3.0)

7.6 (2.5)

-0.13

0.575

Inductive reasoning, Mean (SD)

3.2 (1.8)

3.6 (1.8)

-0.36

0.044

3.2 (1.6)

3.4 (1.8)

-0.16

0.298

Verbal short-term memory, Mean (SD)

3.9 (1.7)

4.3 (1.9)

-0.41

0.024

4.7 (1.8)

5.1 (1.9)

-0.30

0.070

Verbal long-term memory, Mean (SD)

4.4 (1.6)

4.8 (1.7)

-0.39

0.023

5.4 (1.7)

5.7 (1.7)

-0.17

0.236

Verbal fluency, Mean (SD)

22.0 (6.0)

23.3 (6.0)

-1.14

0.053

21.4 (5.9)

22.8 (6.3)

-1.28

0.022

Global cognitive function (COGTEL score), Mean (SD)

27.4 (8.3)

29.4 (8.7)

-1.91

0.025

30.4 (8.3)

31.9 (8.1)

-1.34

0.062

  1. *Higher scores denote better cognitive performance
  2. aMean differences and P-values are from multivariate logistic or linear regression models adjusted for age and sex