Table 2.
Gender-Specific Multiple Linear Regressions Coefficients for Cognitive Function in 1997: Aging in Leganés, Spain.
| Total | Women | Men | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Coeff. | SD | Coeff. | SD | Coeff. | SD |
| Social Networks | ||||||
| Has friends (yes vs. no) | 0.52 | 0.54 | 1.96 | 0.70 | −0.23 | 0.88 |
| Number of relatives seen at least monthly | 0.16 | 0.06 | 0.18 | 0.09 | 0.22 | 0.10 |
| Number of relatives contacted by telephone at least monthly | 0.08 | 0.06 | 0.15 | 0.08 | 0.006 | 0.09 |
| Social Integration | ||||||
| Group membership (yes vs. no) | 1.54 | 0.54 | 1.70 | 0.80 | 2.20 | 0.78 |
| Attends religious services (yes vs. no) | 1.80 | 0.53 | 2.00 | 0.77 | 1.50 | 0.82 |
| Attends old age center activities (yes vs. no) | 1.17 | 0.54 | 1.60 | 0.85 | 1.68 | 0.76 |
| Social integration index (for every activity increase) | 1.00 | 0.26 | 1.18 | 0.35 | 0.99 | 0.41 |
| Social Engagement | ||||||
| Social engagement with children | 0.11 | 0.09 | 0.05 | 0.13 | 0.20 | 0.13 |
| Social engagement with relatives | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.12 | 0.10 | 0.05 | 0.11 |
| Social engagement with friends (main effects) | 0.18 | 0.13 | 0.53 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.13 |
| Sex | 0.52 | 0.58 | ||||
| Sex × Social Engagement With Friends interaction term | 0.36 | 0.21 | ||||
Note: Values are adjusted by age as continuous variable, cognitive function in 1993, and level of education. Coeff. = Coefficient.