Table 2.
Association between left ventricular internal dimension in diastole (LVIDd mm/m2), as a dependent variable, and each of the cognitive tests at age 68, estimated for subjects deceased before age 81, and each of the cognitive tests at age 81 for the survivors, in an adjusted linear model
| |
LVIDd mm/m2 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | t | S.E. | df | p | |
|
Cognition at age 68 in deceased before age 81(1);n=88 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Synonyms |
-.322 |
.111 |
−2.891 |
112 |
.005** |
| Block Design |
-.224 |
.121 |
−1.856 |
116 |
.066 |
| Digit Symbol |
-.461 |
.196 |
−2.353 |
115 |
.020* |
| Benton Visual Retention |
-.090 |
.030 |
−2.955 |
115 |
.004** |
|
Cognition at age 81(2);n=92 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Synonyms |
-.372 |
.140 |
−2.651 |
84 |
.010* |
| Block Design |
-.187 |
.163 |
−1.148 |
88 |
.255 |
| Digit Symbol |
-.540 |
.301 |
−1.795 |
80 |
.077 |
| Benton Visual Retention | -.107 | .050 | −2.148 | 75 | .035* |
(1) adjusted for education, antihypertensive medication at age 68, and systolic blood pressure at age 68.
(2) adjusted for education, antihypertensive medication at age 81, and systolic blood pressure at age 81.