Multivariate linear regression to predict the number of cognitive tests (n = 14) that showed improvement minus the number of tests in which scores declined >0.5 SDs
| Coefficient | 95% CI | P Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | −0.39 | (−1.29–0.51) | .391 |
| Age (yr) | −0.06 | (−0.18–0.05) | .260 |
| MMSE | −0.35 | (−0.68–0.01) | .042 |
| Education (yr) | |||
| <9 | 1.00 | – | – |
| 9–12 | 0.21 | (−1.02–1.44) | .739 |
| >12 | 0.76 | (−0.54–2.07) | .252 |
| Fazekas score | |||
| Absent | 1.00 | – | – |
| Mild | 0.57 | (−0.40–1.55) | .247 |
| Moderate | 0.71 | (−0.63–2.05) | .298 |
| Severe | 0.18 | (−1.44–1.81) | .826 |
| No. of microbleeds | −0.36 | (−2.27–1.54) | .707 |
| Microbleed lobar location | |||
| Frontal | 0.58 | (−2.56–3.72) | .716 |
| Parietal | −0.89 | (−3.81–2.02) | .546 |
| Temporal | 0.80 | (−2.91–4.50) | .672 |
| Occipital | 1.78 | (−0.98–4.55) | .205 |
| Other | −2.01 | (−6.12–2.09) | .336 |
| Microbleed depth | |||
| Absent | 1.00 | – | – |
| Lobar | −1.39 | (−3.93–1.16) | .284 |
| At least 1 deep | 1.11 | (−3.18–5.40) | .612 |