Research Article

Relationship between Inflammation and Oxidative Stress and Cognitive Decline in the Institutionalized Elderly

Table 7

Multivariate analysis: factors associated with cognition performance (regression model).

Variable MMSE  
Verbal Fluency  
Boston Naming Test  
value value value

GPx (µmol NADPH·min−1·mg−1 protein)0.2210.1160.2180.2540.3850.029
Lycopene (µmol·L−1)−0.0550.6950.1530.3040.1520.265
PCO (nmol·mg−1 protein)−0.1040.4870.0180.906−0.1680.242
MDA (µmol L−1)−0.0700.6560.0240.8870.0780.609
TNF-α (pg·mL−1)0.3890.3370.3270.4450.1210.752
IL-1 (pg·mL−1)−0.2910.474−0.2170.6130.0620.872
Charlson Comorbidity Index (score)0.1170.403−0.0720.632−0.1460.284
Education (years)0.5320.0020.3910.0300.2390.123

: standardized coefficient beta; : determination coefficient.