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Table 2 Correlation between episodic and semantic memory and potential influencing factors by gender

From: Glucose but not insulin or insulin resistance is associated with memory performance in middle-aged non-diabetic women: a cross sectional study

 

Age

fPG

2hPG

fPI

HOMAIR

BMI

Education

Smoking

CVD

HT

Cholesterol

Exercise

Women

            

Episodic

−0.34‡

−0.28‡

−0.24†

−0.19*

−0.20*

−0.11

0.38‡

0.06

−0.18*

−0.22†

−0.24†

0.18*

Semantic

−0.21†

−0.09

−0.19*

−0.08

−0.08

−0.12

0.55‡

0.05

−0.22†

−0.21†

−0.19*

0.16*

Men

            

Episodic

−0.08

0.08

−0.02

−0.14

−0.13

−0.22†

0.44‡

−0.06

−0.01

−0.12

−0.22*

0.17

Semantic

−0.16*

0.14

−0.001

−0.13

−0.12

−0.29‡

0.59‡

−0.08

−0.07

−0.01

−0.04

0.06

  1. *p <0.05, † p <0.01, ‡ p <0.001.
  2. Episodic and semantic memory, age, fasting plasma glucose (fPG), glucose after 2 hours glucose load (2hPG), fasting plasma insulin (fPI), insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), BMI, years in formal education, smoking, cardiovascular disease (CVD), hypertension (HT), cholesterol, and physical activity (exercise).