Table 4 Partial correlation analysis of cognitive tests with SCOPA-AUT score in patients with de novo Parkinson’s disease.

From: Association between cognitive and autonomic dysfunctions in patients with de novo Parkinson’s disease

Cognitive domain

Cognitive test

Total SCOPA-AUT score

Spearman’s r*

p-value

Global cognition

MoCA-K

− 0.0954

0.4125

Attention and working memory function

Forward Digit Span

0.0792

0.4992

Backward Digit Span

0.0543

0.6437

Language function

Korean Boston Naming Test

− 0.1539

0.1845

COWAT animal

− 0.0538

0.6445

Visuospatial function

RCFT copying test

− 0.1394

0.2298

Memory function

SVLT delayed recall

− 0.2823

0.0171

RCFT delayed recall

0.216

0.0705

Executive function

COWAT phonemic

− 0.0191

0.8708

Stroop test (color reading)

− 0.274

0.019

  1. *Adjusted for age, sex, disease duration, level of education, the UPDRS part III score, and the HY stage.
  2. SCOPA-AUT, Scales for Outcomes in Parkinson’s disease—Autonomic; MoCA-K, Korean version of Montreal Cognitive Assessment; COWAT, Controlled Oral Word Association Test; RCFT, Rey Complex Figure Test; SVLT, SVLT, Seoul Verbal Learning Test; UPDRS, Unified Parkinson Disease Rating Scale; HY, Hoehn and Yahr.
  3. Significant values are in bold.
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