Clinical Study
Depressive Symptom Clusters and Neuropsychological Performance in Mild Alzheimer's and Cognitively Normal Elderly
Table 2
GDS subscales and neuropsychological tests for control group by gender*.
| Test | Control | Males | Females | Standardized coefficient | Standardized coefficient | Scale | β | T | P | Scale | β | T | P |
| Verbal fluency | NS | | | | NS | MLN | −.158 | −2.541 | .012 | Boston Naming | NS | | | | NS | NS | | | | Trails A | Apathy | −.182 | −3.462 | .001 | NS | Apathy | −.196 | −3.105 | .002 | Trails B | Cl | −.258 | −4.989 | .001 | NS | CI | −.322 | −5.266 | .001 | Digit Span | NS | | | | NS | NS | | | | Logical Memory I | Cl | −.197 | −3.785 | .001 | NS | CI | −.257 | −4.118 | .001 | Logical Memory II | Cl | −.178 | −3.395 | .001 | NS | CI | −.243 | −3.875 | .001 | Visual Reproduction I | Cl | −.166 | −2.929 | .004 | NS | CI | −.198 | −2.917 | .004 | Visual Reproduction II | Cl | −.192 | −3.401 | .001 | NS | CI | −.226 | −3.351 | .001 |
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* Covariates entered into the equation age and education. NS = no subscales significant; DYS = dysphoria subscale; Apathy = apathy subscale; MLN = meaninglessness subscale; Cl = cognitive impairment subscale.
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