Research Article
Duration of Type 2 Diabetes and Very Low Density Lipoprotein Levels Are Associated with Cognitive Dysfunction in Metabolic Syndrome
Table 4
Partial correlations between cognitive test performance and aspects of metabolic syndrome in 47 persons with type 2 diabetes.
| Domain/test | VLDL | LDL | HDL |
| Attention | | | | Digit span | −0.14 | −0.08 | −0.19 | Working memory reaction time | 0.18 | −0.01 | −0.10 | Verbal interference-word | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.26 | Executive function | | | | Verbal interference-color word | −0.51 | 0.14 | 0.36 | Switching of attention-letters/numbers | 0.47 | 0.01 | −0.08 | Maze errors | 0.03 | −0.30 | 0.37 | Memory | | | | Sum of learning trials | −0.13 | −0.25 | −0.23 | Recognition | 0.14 | −0.18 | 0.09 |
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