Outcomes of multivariate logistic regression analyses for NAWM rR after controlling for potential confounders

Cognitive TestOdds Ratio (5–95% CI)P Value
SDMT0.177 (0.040–0.785).023
COWAT0.662 (0.002–2.226).130
PASAT 1.60.053 (0.003–0.961).047
  • Note:—SDMT indicates Symbol Digit Modalities Test; COWAT, Controlled Word Association Test; PASAT, Paced Auditory Serial Addition Test.

  • Confounders for Symbol Digit Modalities Test: brain parenchymal fraction, WM fraction, WM lesion fraction; Controlled Word Association Test: WM fraction, WM lesion fraction, gray matter fraction; and Paced Auditory Serial Addition Test: brain parenchymal fraction, WM fraction, WM lesion fraction.

  • NAWM rR continues to be significantly lower in the impaired group for both the Symbol Digit Modalities Test and the Paced Auditory Serial Addition Test.