Table 2 Neurocognitive performance by skeletal muscle mass measures in tertiles.

From: Association between Lower Extremity Skeletal Muscle Mass and Impaired Cognitive Function in Type 2 Diabetes

 

SMI

UESM

LESM

Tertile 1

Tertile 2

Tertile 3

P-value

Tertile 1

Tertile 2

Tertile 3

P-value

Tertile 1

Tertile 2

Tertile 3

P-value

RBANS

Total Index score

99.4 ± 7.6

100.0 ± 7.3

101.8 ± 7.0

<0.001

99.7 ± 7.4

100.2 ± 7.4

101.3 ± 7.3

0.006

99.3 ± 7.7

99.8 ± 7.1

102.0 ± 7.0

<0.001

Domain Index scores

Immediate memory

99.9 ± 10.6

100.6 ± 10.4

102.5 ± 13.4

0.004

100.4 ± 10.5

100.8 ± 10.5

101.9 ± 13.4

0.142

99.7 ± 10.8

100.6 ± 10.3

102.8 ± 13.2

<0.001

Visuospatial/construction

98.4 ± 10.8

100.6 ± 14.4

102.0 ± 7.1

<0.001

98.8 ± 10.1

100.1 ± 12.5

102.0 ± 10.8

<0.001

98.4 ± 10.8

100.2 ± 12.1

102.3 ± 10.5

<0.001

Language

100.2 ± 11.0

99.6 ± 11.3

100.6 ± 11.6

0.415

100.4 ± 10.6

99.6 ± 11.7

100.3 ± 11.7

0.512

100.3 ± 11.1

99.0 ± 11.9

101.1 ± 10.9

0.027

Attention

98.7 ± 12.7

99.7 ± 12.1

102.1 ± 9.6

<0.001

98.9 ± 11.3

100.4 ± 13.5

101.2 ± 9.7

0.016

98.6 ± 12.7

99.6 ± 12.2

102.3 ± 9.4

<0.001

Delayed memory

99.6 ± 9.5

99.5 ± 8.1

101.7 ± 9.9

<0.001

99.9 ± 9.4

99.8 ± 7.8

101.0 ± 10.3

0.148

99.5 ± 9.8

99.7 ± 8.6

101.6 ± 9.1

<0.001

  1. RBANS, repeatable battery for the assessment of neuropsychological status; MMSE, mini-mental state examination; SMI, skeletal muscle mass; UESM, upper extremity skeletal muscle mass; LESM, lower extremity skeletal muscle mass.
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