Table 3.
Results of linear regression models for verbal memory at age 60–64 (n = 1077).
| Model 1 |
Model 2 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| β (SE) | p-Value | β (SE) | p-Value | |
| Evening cortisol | −0.072 (0.030) | .02 | −0.057 (0.025) | .02 |
| Sex | 0.376 (0.058) | <.001 | 0.512 (0.050) | <.001 |
| Age at testing | −0.016 (0.003) | <.001 | −0.012 (0.002) | <.001 |
| Adult SEP | −0.087 (0.023) | <.001 | ||
| Life course smoking | 0.000 (0.000) | .70 | ||
| Adult BMI | −0.009 (0.017) | .57 | ||
| Current affective status | −0.007 (0.003) | .01 | ||
| Childhood cognition | 0.363 (0.036) | <.001 | ||
| Educational attainment | 0.131 (0.024) | <.001 | ||
Model 1: adjusted for sex and age at testing; Model 2: fully adjusted for sex, age at testing, adult SEP, life-course smoking status, affective status, BMI, childhood cognition and educational attainment.