Research Article

Cognitive Reserve and Executive Functions in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes

Table 2

Group comparisons on cognitive reserve proxies and executive function performance.

High reserveLow reserveTotal ()
GCON ()GDIAB ()GCON ()GDIAB ()

EDU ST115 (16.9)114 (16.4)92.2 (8.2)92.2 (9.2)103 (17.3)
OCOM ST111 (10.9)111 (11.5)97.2 (12.8)92 (13.9)99 (15.2)
LECA ST107 (16.2)108 (18)92.8 (7.8)92 (7.7)102 (15.1)
Working memory1.9 (0.38)1.9 (0.36)1.7 (0.69)1.7 (0.64)1.8 (0.55)
Verbal fluency17.5 (5.13)16.6 (5.2)13.8 (4.8)14.3 (4.6)15.5 (5.1)
Attention35.8 (15.3)33.8 (14.5)24.2 (14.4)23.2 (12.3)29.1 (15.1)
Executive composite55.34 (18.3)52.3 (17.4)39.8 (17.5)39.2 (15.04)46.4 (18.5)