Variable Details

Available Studies

ROS, MAP, MARS, Clinical Core, LATC

Scaled? 

Scaled

Variable Type 

Longitudinal

Variable Name 

cogn_se

Categories

Cognition

Semantic memory
Semantic memory domain - Average of 3 tests

Semantic Memory Domain

We formed a composite measure of the cognitive domain semantic memory by converting raw scores on each cognitive test to z scores, using the mean and standard deviation of the cohort, and then averaging the z-scores to yield the composite.

The following 3 cognitive tests are used to compute this score:

Test scoreZ-scoreCognitive test name
cts_bnamez_BNameBoston naming (15 items)
cts_catfluz_CatFluCategory fluency (animals - fruits/vegetables)
cts_read_nart*z_read_nart*Reading test - (10 items)

*For the MARS study, the NART reading test is replaced with the 15-item WRAT reading test.

Item level variables are available upon request.

Note: The variable is calculated if more than half the z-scores are non-missing.


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