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Table 3 Partial correlations of p-Tau with neuropsychological scores

From: Visuospatial memory impairment as a potential neurocognitive marker to predict tau pathology in Alzheimer’s continuum

Neuropsychological tests

p-Tau

r

p value

Psychomotor speed

 TMT A

− 0.019

0.862

Attention

 DSF

0.052

0.630

 DSB

− 0.205

0.056

Language

 BNT

− 0.001

0.991

Visuospatial function

 RCFT copy

− 0.185

0.084

Memory

 SVLT imm

0.014

0.898

 SVLT delayed

− 0.089

0.407

 SVLT rec

− 0.226

0.034

 LM I

− 0.134

0.213

 LM II

− 0.063

0.562

 LM rec

− 0.013

0.906

 RCFT imm

− 0.285

0.007

 RCFT delayed

− 0.254

0.017

 RCFT rec

− 0.209

0.051

Executive function

 Fluency A

− 0.070

0.519

 Fluency P

0.067

0.537

 Stroop

0.115

0.286

 TMT B

− 0.057

0.601

  1. Partial correlation was performed controlling for age, sex, education, Korean version of the Mini-Mental State Examination, apolipoprotein genotype, and amyloid-β(1–42)
  2. p-Tau phosphorylated tau, TMT trail making test, DSF digit span forward, DSB digit span backward, BNT Boston naming test (15 item), RCFT copy Rey complex figure test copy score, SVLT imm Seoul verbal learning test immediate recall score, SVLT delayed SVLT delayed recall score, SVLT rec SVLT recognition score, LM I Logical Memory immediate recall score, LM II Logical Memory, delayed recall score, LM rec Logical Memory recognition score, RCFT imm RCFT immediate recall score, RCFT delayed RCFT delayed recall score, RCFT rec RCFT, recognition score, Fluency A fluency score for animal, Fluency P fluency score for 3 Korean letters, Stroop Stroop score for color naming in color-word in incongruent condition