Table 2: MoCA scores for patients with severe CAS and for control subjects with severe PAD.

CAS (n=55) PAD (n=54) p value Effect Size, R
Median Q1 Q3 Median Q1 Q3
MoCA Total Score 24 23 26 26 25 28 0.005 0.3
MoCA Subtests:
VSE 4 3 5 4 4 5 0.128 0.16
Naming 3 3 3 3 3 3 0.419 0.08
Attention 5 5 6 6 5 6 0.142 0.16
Language 2 1 2 2 1 2 0.661 0.05
Abstraction 2 1 2 2 1 2 0.773 0.03
Delayed Recall 2 1 4 3.5 2 5 0.023 0.24
Orientation 6 6 6 6 6 6 0.684 0.04

CAS, carotid artery stenosis; PAD, lower extremity peripheral artery disease; MoCA, Montreal Cognitive Assessment Scale; VSE, visuospatial/executive functions