Relationship of Asymmetrical Dimethylarginine, Nitric Oxide, and Sustained Attention during Attack in Patients with Major Depressive Disorder
Table 4
Correlations between cognitive test scores and blood NO and ADMA levels.
Neurocognitive tests
NO
ADMA
Rey verbal learning and memory test
Total learning scores (1–5)
−0,08
0,44
−0,03
0,77
Delayed recalling scores (7)
−0,09
0,40
−0,05
0,62
True positives
−0,06
0,59
0,06
0,57
Recognition percent correct score
−0,02
0,84
0,09
0,40
Auditory consonant trigram test total scores
−0,11
0,33
−0,02
0,85
Controlled word association test total scores
−0,08
0,46
−0,13
0,22
Digit span test (DST)
Forward section score
−0,20
0,07
0,20
0,06
Backward section score
−0,17
0,12
0,07
0,51
Total scores
−0,08
0,46
0,18
0,13
Trail making test (TMT)
Part A
0,16
0,14
0,02
0,83
Part B
0,03
0,78
0,09
0,39
Stroop test main card reading time
0,21
0,04*
0,02
0,81
Wisconsin card sorting test (WCST)
Categories completed
−0,02
0,81
−0,27
0,80
Total correct percentage score
−0,61
0,57
0,02
0,82
Perseverative errors
0,02
0,87
−0,08
0,44
Failure to maintain set
0,20
0,04
0,15
0,16
TOVA test scores
Omission errors
0,01
0,95
−0,12
0,0001*
Commission errors
0,20
0,001*
−0,06
0,04
Response time mean
−0,04
0,20
−0,02
0,60
Commission response time mean
−0,28
0,0001*
0,04
0,24
D Prime
−0,08
0,01
0,06
0,05
Postcommission response time
0,02
0,47
−0,24
0,0001*
P < significance level set after Bonferroni correction; : correlation coefficient; NO: nitric oxide; ADMA: asymmetrical dimethyl arginine (the data are from major depressive patients group).
