Table 4.
Results from the structural model of the multivariate latent change model of white matter FA, gf, memory, and processing speed (for speed, higher values indicate better scores)
| Path type (correlation) | Path | Estimate | SE | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level–level | FA–gf | 0.192 | 0.047 | <0.001 |
| FA–speed | 0.240 | 0.046 | <0.001 | |
| FA–memory | 0.106 | 0.053 | 0.045 | |
| gf–speed | 0.603 | 0.039 | <0.001 | |
| gf–memory | 0.875 | 0.037 | <0.001 | |
| Speed–memory | 0.593 | 0.045 | <0.001 | |
| Level–change (Δ) | FA–ΔFA | −0.414 | 0.053 | <0.001 |
| FA–Δgf | −0.072 | 0.093 | 0.444 | |
| FA–Δspeed | 0.153 | 0.070 | 0.029 | |
| FA–Δmemory | −0.078 | 0.067 | 0.246 | |
| gf–Δgf | −0.041 | 0.096 | 0.670 | |
| gf–ΔFA | −0.076 | 0.066 | 0.252 | |
| gf–Δspeed | 0.189 | 0.067 | 0.005 | |
| gf–Δmemory | 0.073 | 0.066 | 0.267 | |
| Speed–Δspeed | −0.091 | 0.077 | 0.238 | |
| Speed–ΔFA | 0.036 | 0.072 | 0.614 | |
| Speed–Δgf | 0.155 | 0.097 | 0.108 | |
| Speed–Δmemory | 0.095 | 0.069 | 0.166 | |
| Memory–Δmemory | −0.114 | 0.081 | 0.159 | |
| Memory–ΔFA | 0.007 | 0.077 | 0.928 | |
| Memory–Δgf | 0.026 | 0.109 | 0.813 | |
| Memory–Δspeed | 0.129 | 0.079 | 0.104 | |
| Change (Δ)–change (Δ) | ΔFA–Δgf | 0.312 | 0.123 | 0.011 |
| ΔFA–Δspeed | −0.061 | 0.094 | 0.512 | |
| ΔFA–Δmemory | 0.034 | 0.090 | 0.701 | |
| Δgf–Δspeed | 0.645 | 0.159 | <0.001 | |
| Δgf–Δmemory | 0.637 | 0.128 | <0.001 | |
| ΔSpeed–Δmemory | 0.561 | 0.086 | <0.001 |
Full model diagram shown in Figure 2. Results taken from the model are adjusted for age at testing and sex. Estimates are standardized.