Table 7 Correlations between post-COVID-19, age, attention, memory, verbal fluency, and language scores

Age

R= 0.158 (P= 0. .133)

Attention

R= − 0.356^**

(P< 0.021)

R= 0.048

(P= 0.649)

Memory

R= − 0.362^**

(P< 0.001)

R= − 0.085

(P= 0.421)

R= 0.240^*

(P= 0. 021)

Verbal fluency

R= − 0.157

(P= 0.135)

R= − 0.255^*

(P= 0.014)

R= 0.034

(P= 0.745)

R= 0.076

(P= 0.472)

Language

R= − 0.089

(P= 0.396)

R= 0.043

(P=0.681)

R= 0.434^**

(P< 0.001)

R= 0.136

(P= 0.195)

R= 0.039

(P= 0.709)