Table 2.
Univariate Latent Change Models for Memory and Depressive Symptoms
Parameter | Memory constant change model |
Depressive symptoms dual change model |
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Initial level |
Slope |
Initial level |
Slope |
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Est (SE) | Std | Est (SE) | Std | Est (SE) | Std | Est (SE) | Std | |
Mean (μ) | 4.668* (.020) | — | −.152* (.006) | — | 1.663* (.021) | — | .870* (.074) | — |
Variance (σ) | 2.619* (.078) | 1 | .045* (.007) | 1 | 2.008* (.079) | 1 | .689* (.104) | 1 |
Regression paths to initial level and slope | ||||||||
Education (in years) | .175* (.005) | .370 | −.002 (.002) | −.031 | −.123* (.006) | −.297 | −.067* (.006) | −.276 |
Sex (female) | .673* (.036) | .207 | −.047 (.012) | −.109 | .325* (.039) | .114 | .218* (.027) | .131 |
Age (in decades) | −.704* (.017) | −.462 | −.050* (.006) | −.249 | −.075 (.019) | −.056 | −.066* (.011) | −.084 |
Number of tests before 1998 | .225* (.013) | .179 | −.033* (.004) | −.197 | — | — | ||
Regression estimates for time-varying covariates and self-feedback paths to memory and depressive symptoms | ||||||||
Heart disease | −.011 (.010) | −.002 | .289* (.029) | .077 | ||||
Stroke | −.131* (.020) | −.019 | .352* (.045) | .057 | ||||
Diabetes | −.058* (.011) | −.012 | .149* (.027) | .035 | ||||
Hypertension | −.031 (.008) | −.009 | .138* (.019) | .048 | ||||
β | “=0” | −.531* (.046) |
Notes: N = 14,789. Est = nonstandardized estimate, SE = standard error, Std = standardized estimate. “=0” = parameter constrained to zero. Models fit with sampling weights and the missing at random assumption.
*p < 10−-6.