Table 2.
Results of Linear Mixed Models for Each Cognitive Domain and Global Cognitiona
Treatment (G biloba) Effect: Overall Difference in z Scores vs Placebo, Mean (95% CI) |
Annual Rate of Change in z Scores, Mean (95% CI) |
Treatment × Time Interaction: Annual Difference in Rates of Change Between G biloba and Placebo, Mean (95% CI) |
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Placebo | G biloba | |||
Memory | 0.034 (−0.019 to 0.086) | 0.041 (0.032 to 0.050) | 0.043 (0.034 to 0.051) | 0.002 (−0.010 to 0.013) |
P value | .21 | <.001 | <.001 | .79 |
Attention | 0.037 (−0.012 to 0.086) | 0.048 (0.041 to 0.054) | 0.043 (0.037 to 0.050) | −0.004 (−0.013 to 0.005) |
P value | .14 | <.001 | <.001 | .37 |
Visuospatial abilities | 0.038 (−0.017 to 0.093) | 0.118 (0.108 to 0.128) | 0.107 (0.097 to 0.117) | −0.011 (−0.022 to 0.001) |
P value | .17 | <.001 | <.001 | .08 |
Language | −0.041 (−0.093 to 0.011) | 0.041 (0.033 to 0.048) | 0.045 (0.037 to 0.054) | 0.005 (−0.005 to 0.014) |
P value | .13 | <.001 | <.001 | .33 |
Executive functions | 0.013 (−0.042 to 0.069) | 0.089 (0.082 to 0.096) | 0.092 (0.086 to 0.099) | 0.003 (−0.006 to 0.013) |
P value | .64 | <.001 | <.001 | .49 |
Global cognition | 0.015 (−0.018 to 0.047) | 0.071 (0.065 to 0.076) | 0.069 (0.064 to 0.074) | −0.002 (−0.009 to 0.005) |
P value | .38 | <.001 | <.001 | .65 |
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; G biloba, Ginkgo biloba.
Higher coefficients indicate worse test performance. Adjusted for age, sex, nonwhite race, years of education, mild cognitive impairment, and depression score at baseline. Scores are derived from the mean of 2 tests for each cognitive domain, with global cognition representing the mean of the 5 cognitive domain scores. (See Table 3 for estimated annual rates of change for each individual test.) As described in the Methods, test scores were transformed so that higher scores were worse and skewed measures were log-transformed. Scores were then standardized into z scores. Annual rates of change in each cognitive domain are presented. Results of the other components of the model are shown in the eTable.