Table 5 Correlations of MMSE domain scores with corresponding neuropsychological test by demographic variables, ABC study data

(N = 61)

(n = 38)

(n = 23)

(n = 17)

(n = 44)

Attention

Digit Span total score

0.47^a

0.55^a

0.39

0.49^a

0.46^a

Digit Span forward

0.29

0.32

0.31

0.32

0.28

Digit Span backward

0.45^a

0.53^a

0.34

0.63^a

0.41^a

(n = 68–69)

(n = 37)

(n = 31–32)

(n = 19)

(n = 49–50)

Attention

Digit Span total score

0.34^a

0.38^a

0.29

−0.30

0.42^a

Digit Span forward

0.20

0.27

0.12

−0.16

0.22

Digit Span backward

0.39^a

0.35^a

0.45^a

−0.41

0.51^a

(n = 45–47)

(n = 21–22)

(n = 24–25)

(n = 10)

(n = 35–37)

Attention

Digit Span total score

0.47^a

0.48^a

0.47^a

0.62

0.45^a

Digit Span forward

0.20

0.31

0.12

0.50

0.17

Digit Span backward

0.49^a

0.57^a

0.33

0.32

0.52^a