Table 3

Correlation between demographic, clinical and cognitive variables in patients with ALS without dementia

AgeDisease durationFVCMMTALSFRS-R
EI
 r=−0.482r=−0.055r=0.354r=0.048r=0.094
 p<0.001p=0.603p<0.001p=0.656p=0.379
FAB
 r=−0.379r=−0.213r=0.234r=0.130r=0.161
 p<0.001p=0.040p=0.024p=0.223p=0.127
  • ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; ALSFRS-R, ALS Functional Rating Scale-revised; EI, Executive Index; FAB, frontal assessment battery; FVC, forced vital capacity; MMT, manual muscle testing.