Research Article

Elevated Levels of Serum Neurofilament Light Chain Associated with Cognitive Impairment in Vascular Dementia

Table 2

Correlation coefficients between MoCA scores and various parameters in VaD.

MoCA (points)

Age (years)-0.2130.040
Gender0.3010.454
Education (years)0.2380.041
SBP (mmHg)-0.3720.245
DBP (mmHg)-0.5260.418
TG (mmol/L)-0.3770.183
TC (mmol/L)-0.4290.204
HDL-C (mmol/L)0.2840.312
LDL-C (mmol/L)-0.2670.059
FBG (mmol/L)-0.4820.656
Serum NfL (pg/mL)-0.3950.027

MoCA: Montreal cognitive assessment scale; VaD: vascular dementia; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; TC: total cholesterol; TG: triglycerides; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; FBG: fasting plasma glucose; NfL: neurofilament light chain.