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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Oct 5.
Published in final edited form as: J Alzheimers Dis. 2023;93(2):727–741. doi: 10.3233/JAD-221240

Table 3.

Sensitivity analysis among MHT users only (n = 1,088) to assess whether additional MHT or reproduction related factors account for additional variance in late life memory performance

Immediate Recall Delayed Recall
Model 1 Model 2 Model 1 Model 2
Unstandardized Standardized Unstandardized Standardized Unstandardized Standardized Unstandardized Standardized
B (95% CI) B B (95% CI) B B (95% CI) B B (95% CI) B
Constant 14.55 (8.93–20.17) 10.92 (4.99, 16.85)] 3.98 (−4.32, 11.28) 3.62 (−4.18, 11.41)
Word List Version −0.263 (−0.403,−0.123) 0.094*** −0.259 (−0.399,−0.120) 0.093*** −0.239 (−0.422, −0.055) 0.067* −0.236 (−0.419,−0.053) 0.066*
Age at Assessment (y) −0.088 (−0.169,−0.006) 0.056* −0.091 (−0.173,−0.010) 0.058* −0.013 (−0.119, 0.094) −0.006 −0.016 (−0.122, 0.091) −0.008
Education (y) 0.013 (−0.023, 0.048) 0.020 0.008 (−0.028, 0.044) 0.013 0.026 (−0.021 (0.073) 0.032 0.027 (−0.020, 0.074) 0.033
APOE4 Carrier (positive) −0.167 (−0.328,−0.005) 0.052* −0.172 (−0.334,−0.011) 0.053* −0.304 (−0.516,−0.092) 0.073** −0.312 (−0.525,−0.100) 0.075**
mCES-D −0.007 (−0.012, −0.002) 0.073* −0.007 (−0.012, −0.002) 0.073* −0.006 (−0.013, 0.001) −0.047 −0.006 (−0.013, 0.001) −0.049
Midlife Obesity (BMI <35) 0.015 (0.003, 0.027) 0.064 * 0.018 (0.005, 0.030) 0.078 ** 0.010 (−0.006, 0.025) 0.033 0.014 (−0.003, 0.030) 0.046
Surgical Menopause 0.008 (−0.204, 0.220) 0.002 0.025 (−0.187,0.237) 0.006 0.075 (−0.203, 0.354) 0.014 0.085 (−0.193, 0.363) 0.016
MHT Type
 Unopposed Estrogen 0.195 (0.010, 0.380) 0.062 * 0.176 (−0.009, 0.361) 0.056 0.137 (−0.105, 0.380) 0.034 0.120 (−0.123, 0.363) 0.030
 Opposed Estrogen −0.015 (−0.184, 0.155) −0.005 −0.045 (−0.214, 0.125) −0.015 −0.101 (−0.323, 0.122) −0.027 −0.132 (−0.355, 0.091) −0.035
Diabetes −0.401 (−0.626, −0.175) 0.095** −0.519 (−0.815,−0.223) 0.096**
Hyperlipidemia 0.074 (−0.072, 0.220) 0.026 0.074 (−0.117, 0.266) 0.021
Hypertension −0.068 (−0.218, 0.083) −0.024 0.070 (−0.128, 0.268) 0.019
Heart Disease 0.091 (−0.099, 0.281) 0.025 0.157 (−0.093, 0.407) 0.033
Lifetime Smoking Years 0.001 (−0.004, 0.005) 0.008 0.000 (−0.007, 0.006) −0.004
***

p < 0.001;

**

p < 0.01;

*

p < 0.05;

mCES-D, modified Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Inventory Score; MHT, menopausal hormone therapy; BMI, body mass index.