Impact of Parkinsonism comorbid depression on cognitive functions

Table 3 Cognition and depression data in the patients and control groups

Variables	Patients (n = 36)	Controls (n = 36)	P Value
MMSE	25.33 ± 3.63	28.25 ± 1.98	0.001
HDRS	11.08 ± 8.15	0.166 ± 1.73	0.001
CASI-LTM	7.53 ± 2.51	8.28 ± 1.86	0.248
CASI-STM	8.46 ± 2.88	11.68 ± 1.07	0.001
CASI-Att	7.58 ± 0.937	8.56 ± 0.843	0.001
CASI-MM	4.80 ± 2.84	7.63 ± 1.17	0.001
CASI-Orient	12.11 ± 3.70	13.14 ± 396	0.388
CASI-Draw	7.06 ± 2.50	8.31 ± 2.93	0.011
CASI-Abst	8.17 ± 2.55	11.58 ± 0.874	0.001
CASI-Fluen	8.47 ± 2.02	8.11 ± 1.76	0.230
CASI-Lang	7.17 ± 1.81	7.33 ± 1.91	0.739
CASI-Tot	71.35 ± 16	84.62 ± 9.81	0.001

MMSE Mini-Mental State Examination, HDRS Hamilton Depression Rating Scale, CASI Cognitive Ability Screening Instrument, LTM long-term memory, STM short-term memory, ATT attention, MM mental manipulation, Orient orientation, Draw Drawing, Abst abstraction, Flu fluency, Lang languages, Total total score