Depression Is Associated with Cognitive Dysfunction in Older Adults with Heart Failure

Table 3

Partial correlations among BDI, TCD results, and test performance.

Variable	r	P
Cognitive tests
Global cognitive function
3MS	.02	0.86
Attention and executive function
TMT-A	−.20	0.04*
TMT-B	−.32	<0.01**
FAB	−.13	0.18
Digit symbol	−.25	0.01*
Memory
CVLT	−.14	0.15
CFT	−.10	0.31
Language
BNT-II	−.25	<0.01**
Animal naming	−.18	0.05
Motor
Pegboard	−.21	0.02*
Transcranial Doppler
MCA-pulsatility	−.01	0.88
MCA-mean velocity	−.11	0.25
ACA-pulsatility	.04	0.71
ACA-mean velocity	−.14	0.14

* 𝑃<0.05. **𝑃<0.01. All correlations adjusted for sex, hypertension, and cardiac fitness.