Analysis of the relationship between blood pressure variability and subtle cognitive decline in older adults

Table 2 Scores of personnel cognition scale in two groups

Index	NC (n = 207)	SCD (n = 175)	F (P value)
MMSE	28.97 ± 2.13	26.15 ± 1.62	49.327 (< 0.001)
MoCA	25.74 ± 2.96	22.93 ± 3.27	57.319 (< 0.001)
AVLT recognition	21.39 ± 5.27	19.31 ± 3.77	3.572 (0.041)
AVLT delayed recall	6.32 ± 2.29	4.17 ± 1.59	8.351 (0.011)
BNT	24.15 ± 3.14	22.59 ± 3.57	0.275 (0.179)
SDMT	39.29 ± 12.57	34.26 ± 11.09	4.529 (0.032)
TMT-A	53.14 ± 23.95	57. 83 ± 26.71	0.127 (0.359)
TMT-B	133.49 ± 39.72	154.97 ± 45.21	5.273 (0.019)
Rey CFT copy	34.59 ± 3.71	31.49 ± 4.25	8.319 (0.014)
Rey CFT recall	16.72 ± 5.93	13.27 ± 6.41	9.592 (< 0.001)
AFT	16.79 ± 4.52	16.32 ± 4.17	0.035 (2.531)
PrM	14.31 ± 4.15	12.29 ± 4.52	3.572 (0.031)

NC: The control group; SCD: Subtle cognitive decline; MMSE: Mini-mental State Examination; MoCA: Montreal Cognitive Assessment; AVLT: Auditory Verbal Learning Test; BNT: Boston Naming Test; SDMT: Symbol Digit Modalities Test; TMTA, TMT-B: Trail Making Test Part A and B; Rey CFT: Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure Text; AFT: Animal Fluency Test; PrM: Prospective Memory Test.