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Table 3 Association of memory-related SCS with cognitive performancea (n = 8834)

From: Memory-related subjective cognitive symptoms in the adult population: prevalence and associated factors – results of the LIFE-Adult-Study

 

Total sample

Memory-related SCS total

Memory-related SCS subtypes

Yes

No

Without concerns

With some concerns

With strong concerns

No memory-related SCS

Verbal Fluency Test Animalsb

 No. of animals

23.7 (6.5)

23.7 (6.4)

23.7 (6.5)

23.8 (6.4)

23.5 (6.5)

24.0 (6.5)

23.7 (6.5)

t; F

 

−0.064

0.997

p value

 

0.949

0.393

Trail Making Test Ac

 Sec, mean (SD)

37.3 (15.3)

37.1 (15.4)

37.5 (15.5)

36.9 (14.9)

37.5 (16.1)

36.5 (14.2)

37.5 (15.5)

t; F

 

1.012

1.085

p value

 

0.312

0.354

Trail Making Test Bc

 Sec, mean (SD)

90.2 (47.3)

90.0 (47.6)

91.0 (47.7)

88.5 (45.4)

91.5 (49.6)

91.1 (49.7)

91.0 (47.7)

t; F

 

0.914

1.675

p value

 

0.361

0.170

Trail Making Test B/Ac

 Ratio score

2.5 (1.0)

2.5 (1.0)

2.5 (1.0)

2.5 (0.9)

2.5 (1.0)

2.5 (1.0)

2.5 (1.0)

t; F

 

0.348

0.624

p value

 

0.805

0.599

Word List Learningd

 No. of words

21.8 (3.8)

21.9 (3.8)

21.7 (3.8)

22.0 (3.8)

21.8 (3.9)

22.0 (3.5)

21.7 (3.8)

t; F

 

−1.220

0.702

p value

 

0.223

0.551

Word List Recalld

 No. of words

7.7 (1.8)

7.7 (1.9)

7.7 (1.7)

7.7 (1.8)

7.7 (1.9)

7.3 (2.0)

7.7 (1.7)

t; F

 

0.742

1.584

p value

 

0.458

0.191

Word List Recognitiond

 No. of words

19.7 (0.8)

19.6 (0.8)

19.7 (0.8)

19.6 (0.9)

19.7 (0.7)

19.5 (1.3)

19.7 (0.8)

t; F

 

0.913

0.845

p value

 

0.361

0.469

  1. aWeighting factors were used which corrected for sample deviations from the adult population structure of the city of Leipzig in 2012 with regard to age and sex
  2. bmissing data for n = 31 (0.3%) of the 8834 participants
  3. cmissing data for n = 240 (2.7%) of the n = 8834 participants
  4. dThe CERAD-NAB memory tests Word List Learning, Recall and Recognition were conducted in a subsample of n = 2756 (31.2%) participants
  5. No. number, Sec. seconds, SCS subjective cognitive symptoms