Table 4 Cognitive function around menopause with menopausal stage and number of previous testing occasions (N = 2402–2408)
| Â | Verbal episodic memory | Working memory | Processing speed | Verbal intelligence | Verbal fluency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Immediate logical memory | Delayed logical memory | Backward digit span | Digit symbol coding | Spot-the-word | Same letter word | |
SD difference (95% CI) | SD difference (95% CI) | SD difference (95% CI) | SD difference (95% CI) | SD difference (95% CI) | SD difference (95% CI) | |
Previous testing occasions | 0.32 (0.25, 0.39) | 0.39 (0.32, 0.46) | 0.12 (0.06, 0.17) | 0.24 (0.20, 0.28) | −0.02 (−0.06, 0.02) | 0.14 (0.09, 0.18) |
Menopausal stage | ||||||
 Pre-menopause | (ref) | (ref) | (ref) | (ref) | (ref) | (ref) |
 Peri-menopause | 0.05 (−0.08, 0.19) | − 0.00 (− 0.13, 0.13) | −0.02 (− 0.13, 0.08) | −0.10 (− 0.18, − 0.03) | 0.03 (− 0.05, 0.10) | 0.08 (− 0.01, 0.16) |
 Post-menopause | −0.09 (− 0.24, 0.06) | −0.14 (− 0.29, 0.01) | −0.03 (− 0.15, 0.09) | −0.05 (− 0.14, 0.04) | 0.02 (− 0.07, 0.11) | −0.02 (− 0.12, 0.08) |
Interaction | ||||||
 Previous testing occasions X peri-menopause | −0.01 (− 0.12, 0.09) | 0.05 (− 0.05, 0.15) | 0.07 (− 0.01, 0.15) | 0.06 (− 0.00, 0.12) | 0.00 (− 0.05, 0.06) | −0.01 (− 0.08, 0.05) |
 Previous testing occasions X post-menopause | 0.09 (− 0.00, 0.18) | 0.09 (0.01, 0.18) | 0.05 (− 0.02, 0.12) | −0.03 (− 0.08, 0.02) | 0.02 (− 0.02, 0.07) | 0.04 (− 0.02, 0.09) |