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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Jun 18.
Published in final edited form as: J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 2011 Jul;17(4):602–614. doi: 10.1017/S1355617710001426

Table 4.

Results of the MIMIC model by cognitive endogenous factors

Episodic memory Semantic memory


Model 1a Model 2b Model 1a Model 2b




Predictor Estimatec SE t δje Estimatec SE t ρd δje Estimatec SE t δje Estimatec SE t ρd δje
NP count factor −0.148 0.079 −1.86 0.14 −0.148 0.078 −1.90 −0.44 0.13 −0.053 0.096 −0.56 0.05 −0.053 0.093 −0.57 −0.38 0.05
Three-indicator NFT count factor (neocortical) −0.378 0.069 −5.47** 0.39 −0.361 0.068 −5.33** −0.49 0.36 −0.468 0.092 −5.10** 0.54 −0.446 0.089 −5.00** −0.44 0.48
Two-indicator NFT count factor (medial temporal) −0.123 0.064 −1.92 0.11 −0.123 0.063 −1.94 −0.42 0.11 0.026 0.068 0.38 0.02 0.023 0.067 0.35 −0.35 0.02
DP count factor 0.045 0.057 0.80 0.03 0.043 0.056 0.77 −0.32 0.03 0.057 0.072 0.79 0.04 0.054 0.070 0.77 −0.27 0.04
Microscopic infarcts −0.069 0.035 −1.98* 0.01 −0.062 0.035 −1.78 −0.07 0.01 −0.100 0.042 −2.35* 0.02 −0.090 0.041 −2.17* −0.08 0.02
Macroscopic infarcts −0.176 0.038 −4.67** 0.06 −0.170 0.038 −4.46** −0.15 0.05 −0.164 0.048 −3.43** 0.06 −0.156 0.049 −3.20** −0.14 0.06
Lewy bodies −0.242 0.039 −6.15** 0.14 −0.240 0.040 −6.01** −0.27 0.13 −0.266 0.052 −5.12** 0.19 −0.265 0.052 −5.09** −0.27 0.18
Brain weight 0.118 0.035 3.35** 0.26 0.06 0.158 0.038 4.14** 0.27 0.11
R2 47.40% 48.70% 38.10% 40.40%
R2 change 1.30% 2.30%
Fluency Working memory


Model 1a Model 2b Model 1a Model 2b




Predictor Estimatec SE t δje Estimatec SE t ρd δje Estimatec SE t δje Estimatec SE t ρd δje

NP count factor −0.158 0.088 −1.80 0.18 −0.162 0.088 −1.83 −0.40 0.17 −0.142 0.091 −1.56 0.17 −0.145 0.090 −1.61 −0.37 0.15
Three-indicator NFT count factor (Neocortical) −0.387 0.074 −5.24** 0.47 −0.368 0.073 −5.03** −0.43 0.43 −0.391 0.077 −5.08** 0.51 −0.367 0.076 −4.85** −0.41 0.43
Two-indicator NFT count factor (Medial Temporal) 0.083 0.072 1.16 0.08 0.085 0.071 1.20 −0.35 0.08 0.136 0.068 2.00* 0.14 0.136 0.068 2.00* −0.32 −0.12
DP count factor 0.062 0.065 0.95 0.05 0.061 0.066 0.93 −0.28 0.05 0.045 0.070 0.65 0.04 0.044 0.069 0.63 −0.26 −0.03
Microscopic infarcts −0.087 0.042 −2.08* 0.02 −0.079 0.041 −1.92 −0.08 0.02 −0.058 0.041 −1.42 0.01 −0.049 0.041 −1.20 −0.07 0.01
Macroscopic infarcts −0.179 0.043 −4.19** 0.08 −0.171 0.042 −4.04** −0.16 0.08 −0.184 0.045 −4.07** 0.09 −0.175 0.045 −3.87** −0.16 0.08
Lewy bodies −0.215 0.040 −5.41** 0.15 −0.213 0.040 −5.30** −0.25 0.14 −0.221 0.046 −4.84** 0.19 −0.219 0.046 −4.77** −0.26 0.16
Brain weight 0.130 0.038 3.43** 0.25 0.09 0.171 0.040 4.27** 0.27 0.13
R2 35.60% 37.20% 31.10% 34.50%
R2 change 1.60% 3.40%
Visuospatial ability Perceptual speed


Model 1a Model 2b Model 1a Model 2b




Predictor Estimatec SE t δje Estimatec SE t ρd δje Estimatec SE t δje Estimatec SE t ρd δje

NP count factor −0.204 0.104 −1.96 0.23 −0.206 0.102 −2.02* −0.36 0.21 −0.198 0.083 −2.37* 0.20 −0.195 0.083 −2.35* −0.38 0.19
Three-indicator NFT count factor (neocortical) −0.299 0.088 −3.40** 0.35 −0.277 0.088 −3.16** −0.38 0.31 −0.230 0.065 −3.51** 0.24 −0.214 0.065 −3.29** −0.39 0.22
Two-indicator NFT count factor (medial temporal) 0.157 0.082 1.93 0.15 0.155 0.082 1.89 −0.31 0.14 −0.019 0.069 −0.28 0.02 −0.021 0.069 −0.31 −0.35 0.02
DP count factor 0.049 0.080 0.62 0.04 0.048 0.079 0.61 −0.25 0.03 0.066 0.064 1.03 0.05 0.062 0.064 0.96 −0.27 0.04
Microscopic infarcts −0.074 0.046 −1.60 0.02 −0.064 0.046 −1.40 −0.08 0.01 −0.100 0.044 −2.26* 0.02 −0.094 0.045 −2.10* −0.09 0.02
Macroscopic infarcts −0.191 0.054 −3.52** 0.10 −0.184 0.054 −3.42** −0.16 0.09 −0.186 0.042 −4.44** 0.09 −0.179 0.042 −4.23** −0.17 0.08
Lewy bodies −0.268 0.049 −5.50** 0.22 −0.267 0.049 −5.44** −0.27 0.21 −0.264 0.039 −6.84** 0.19 −0.262 0.040 −6.52** −0.27 0.19
Brain weight 0.155 0.047 3.33** 0.26 0.12 0.104 0.036 2.88** 0.24 0.07
R2 32.40% 34.80% 37.00% 38.10%
R2 change 2.40% 1.10%
*

p = .05;

**

p = .01.

a

Model 1 fit indices (CF1 = 0.951; TLI = 0.940; RMSEA = 0.045, 90% CI (0.042, 0.049)).

b

Model 2 fit indices (CF1 = 0.947; TLI = 0.936; RMSEA =0.044, 90% CI (0.041, 0.047)).

c

Standardized regression coefficient estimates using the variance of observed outcome, predictor, and latent measures.

d

Marginal correlation between the response variable and the predictor.

e

Normalized relative importance.