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. 2023 Jun 14;20(1):23. doi: 10.1007/s10433-023-00766-x

Table 3.

Correlations of 2CR factors with cognitive performance and depressive symptoms

Covariates Dimensional CR factors Global CR factors
LEI_c SOC_c REL_c SES_c FAM_c LEI_r SOC_r REL_r SES_r CR_c CR_r
Age − 0.164 − 0.250 0.141 − 0.003 − 0.390 − 0.190 − 0.145 0.058 − 0.312 − 0.222 − 0.307
Male − 0.057 0.005 − 0.323 0.336 0.316 0.196 0.220 − 0.307 0.144 0.067 0.218
MMSE (general cognitive functioning) − 0.099 − 0.025 − 0.264 − 0.011 0.196 − 0.111 0.093 − 0.030 0.073 − 0.024 0.029
WAIS Vocabulary (crystallized intelligence) 0.376 0.468 0.054 0.622 0.221 0.391 0.262 0.078 0.600 0.481 0.562
Raven’s (fluid intelligence) 0.367 0.370 − 0.182 0.353 0.376 0.389 0.222 − 0.105 0.513 0.409 0.498
LST (working memory) 0.369 0.458 0.015 0.530 0.362 0.350 0.136 − 0.050 0.452 0.481 0.435
GDS (depressive symptoms) − 0.278 − 0.272 − 0.104 − 0.316 − 0.595 − 0.219 − 0.139 −0 .121 − 0.135 − 0.369 − 0.232

Factor abbreviations are defined in Table 1. Factors’ suffix “_c” refers to current, and suffix “_r” refers to retrospective. Correlations between covariates and dimensional CR factors were estimated in a first-order factor model (i.e., without global CR factors). MMSE = Mini-Mental State Examination, adjusted for age and education level. WAIS vocabulary subtest. Raven’s = Raven’s progressive matrices, total correct. LST = listening span task (working memory), words correctly recalled. GDS = Yesavage Geriatric Depression Scale. Non-significant (p > .05) correlations are shown italicized. The listed covariates were added to models 1 and 3 (Table 2), respectively. This allowed us to calculate correlations of these measures with the global CR factors (model 1) and with the dimensional CR factors (model 3)

Point-biserial correlations