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ArticleThe Clinical neuropsychologist2021

Demographically adjusted norms for the Trail Making Test in native Spanish speakers: Results from the neuropsychological norms for the US-Mexico border region in Spanish (NP-NUMBRS) project.

Paola A Suarez, Mirella Díaz-Santos, Maria J Marquine, Lily Kamalyan, Monica Rivera Mindt, Anya Umlauf, Robert K Heaton, Igor Grant, Mariana Cherner

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17 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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9 authors.

Paola A SuarezHispanic Neuropsychiatric Center of Excellence-Cultural Neuropsychology Program, University of California, Los Angeles , Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Mirella Díaz-SantosHispanic Neuropsychiatric Center of Excellence-Cultural Neuropsychology Program, University of California, Los Angeles , Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Maria J MarquineDepartment of Psychiatry, HIV Neurobehavioral Research Program, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA.
Lily KamalyanDepartment of Psychiatry, HIV Neurobehavioral Research Program, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA.
Monica Rivera MindtDepartment of Psychology and Latin American Latino Studies Institute, Fordham University, The Bronx, NY, USA.
Anya UmlaufDepartment of Psychiatry, HIV Neurobehavioral Research Program, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA.
Robert K HeatonDepartment of Psychiatry, HIV Neurobehavioral Research Program, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA.
Igor GrantDepartment of Psychiatry, HIV Neurobehavioral Research Program, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA.
Mariana ChernerDepartment of Psychiatry, HIV Neurobehavioral Research Program, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA.

Funding

STRUCTURAL NEUROIMAGING COREP30MH062512 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI Jessica Lynette Montoya · 2001 to 2026
$50.4M
MAPPING THE HUMAN CONNECTOME DURING TYPICAL AGINGU01AG052564 · NIA · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI SALAT, DAVID H, TERPSTRA, MELISSA J · 2016 to 2020
$18.9M
FELLOWSHIP IN GERIATRIC MENTAL HEALTHT32MH019934 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI Elizabeth W Twamley · 1994 to 2026
$9.5M
San Diego Resource Center for advancing Alzheimer's Research in Minority Seniors (ARMS)P30AG059299 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI Tala Al-Rousan · 2018 to 2026
$7.4M
Interdisciplinary Research Fellowship in NeuroAIDSR25MH081482 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI MARIANA CHERNER · 2007 to 2026
$5.2M
Mentoring Clinical Researchers at the Intersection of NeuroHIV and Substance AbuseK24DA040550 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI CHERNER, MARIANA · 2015 to 2025
$1.8M
Functional &Cognitive Impact of HIV in Spanish SpeakersR01MH064907 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI CHERNER, MARIANA · 2004 to 2008
$1.5M
Risk and mechanisms of neurocognitive impairment in older HIV-infected HispanicsK23MH105297 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI MARQUINE, MARIA · 2015 to 2018
$694k
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveDespite the wide use of the Trail Making Test (TMT), there is a lack of normative data for Spanish speakers living in the USA. Here we describe the development of regional norms for the TMT for native Spanish speakers residing in the Southwest Mexico-Border Region of the USA.

methodParticipants were 252 healthy native Spanish speakers, 58% women, from ages 19 to 60, and ranging in education from 0 to 20 years, recruited in San Diego, CA and Tucson, AZ. All completed the TMT in Spanish along with a comprehensive neuropsychological test battery as part of their participation in the Neuropsychological Norms for the US-Mexico Border Region in Spanish (NP-NUMBRS) project. Univariable and interactive effects of demographics on test performance were examined. T-scores were calculated using fractional polynomial equations to account for linear and any non-linear effects of age, education, and sex.

resultsOlder age and lower education were associated with worse scores on both TMT A and B. No sex differences were found. The newly derived T-scores showed no association with demographic variables and displayed the expected 16% rates of impairment using a -1

conclusionsPopulation-specific, demographically adjusted regional norms improve the utility and diagnostic accuracy of the TMT for use with native Spanish speakers in the US-Mexico Border region.

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DemographyLanguageNeuropsychological TestsAdultAgedChildFemaleHumansMaleMexicoMiddle AgedReference ValuesTrail Making TestYoung Adultcognitive set-shiftingDemographic adjustmentsHispanicSpanish speakers

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PMCPMC8240160

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