Impact of diabetes on the accuracy and speed of accessing information from episodic and working memory

The aim of the study was to evaluate effects diabetes on episodic memory and working after controlling for other comorbidities several demographic biological variables. We conducted a cross-sectional with 1656 participants. From this sample, 100 were diagnosed type 2 mellitus. This group compared participants without matched by age, education sex. Hierarchical regression analyses revealed that variables (age, sex, years education, vocabulary scores, Mini-Mental State Exam scores Beck Depression Inventory scores) (body mass index, glucose, cholesterol, triglycerides, heart rate, systolic blood pressure diastolic pressure), status significantly predicted recollection (β = .62), recognition .28), verbal in low .39) high .29) difficulty tasks, spatial .32) .38) speed tasks −.33) −.30) tasks. most essential processes autonomous everyday living are widely affected diabetic individuals free from despite administration glycemic medication.