Table 3 Relationships between BDNF levels and cognitive domain scores and carbon monoxide concentration across BDNF Val66Met genotype groupings in smokers.

From: Effects of smoking on cognition and BDNF levels in a male Chinese population: relationship with BDNF Val66Met polymorphism

Cognitive

Val/Val (n = 21)

Val/Met (n = 65)

Met/Met (n = 17)

Pearson

 

Pearson

 

Pearson

 

Domains

Partial r

p

Partial r

p

Partial r

p

Immediate memory

−0.06

0.84

−0.07

0.66

−0.07

0.80

Attention

−0.49

0.06

−0.34

0.019

−0.04

0.90

Language

−0.22

0.45

−0.02

0.90

−0.48

0.07

Visuospatial/Constructional

−0.37

0.20

−0.17

0.24

0.10

0.72

Delayed Memory

0.13

0.66

−0.08

0.58

−0.38

0.16

Total

−0.42

0.13

−0.18

0.23

−0.18

0.53

CO (ppm)

0.44

0.09

0.33

0.022

0.16

0.59

  1. Note: CO = carbon monoxide; ppm = parts per million.