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Table 4 T2DM status and change in cognitive performance between first and second cognitive assessment (5-year follow up of ESTHER cohort in 2005–2007 and 8-year follow-up in 2008–2010) using the reliable change indexa

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

 

Prevalent T2DM

Prevalent and incident T2DM

T2DM-free

(non-prevalent and non-incident T2DM)

N

143

185

547

Working memory, Mean (SD)

-0.187 (1.09)

-0.146 (1.07)

0.050 (0.97)

Inductive reasoning, Mean (SD)

-0.008 (0.91)

0.018 (0.92)

-0.006 (1.03)

Verbal short-term memory, Mean (SD)

-0.087 (1.00)

-0.002 (0.99)

0.001 (1.00)

Verbal long-term memory, Mean (SD)

-0.055 (1.06)

0.005 (1.06)

-0.001 (0.98)

Verbal fluency, Mean (SD)

-0.082 (1.01)

-0.009 (1.00)

0.003 (1.00)

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

-0.098 (1.03)

-0.017 (1.02)

0.006 (0.99)

  1. aPositive RCI-values denote an increase in cognitive performance, negative RCI-values denote a decrease