Table 3.
Spearman Correlations Between Composite Scores of Cognitive Function Domains and Sociodemographic Variables Among Community-Dwelling U.S. Chinese Older Adults
| Age | Sex | Education | Income | MS | Living | Children | Years in United States | Years in Com | Origin | OHS | QOL | HC | GlobCog | SDMTZ | Episodic | DBZ | MMSEZ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GlobCog | −0.33*** | −0.14*** | 0.59*** | 0.05** | 0.23*** | 0.07*** | −0.37*** | −0.12*** | −0.12*** | −0.10*** | 0.14*** | 0.10*** | 0.03 | 1.0 | ||||
| SDMTZ | −0.35*** | −0.13*** | 0.55*** | 0.04* | 0.22*** | 0.07*** | −0.37*** | −0.13*** | −0.12*** | −0.11*** | 0.16*** | 0.10*** | 0.06** | 0.80*** | 1.0 | |||
| Episodic | −0.28*** | −0.08*** | 0.47*** | 0.05** | 0.18*** | 0.07*** | −0.30*** | −0.10*** | −0.13*** | −0.07*** | 0.12*** | 0.11*** | 0.02 | 0.92*** | 0.80*** | 1.0 | ||
| DBZ | −0.22*** | −0.20*** | 0.50*** | 0.02 | 0.20*** | 0.03 | −0.28*** | −0.10*** | −0.06*** | −0.09*** | 0.12*** | 0.05** | 0.04* | 0.72*** | 0.60*** | 0.46*** | 1.0 | |
| C-MMSEZ | −0.31*** | −0.14*** | 0.55*** | 0.07*** | 0.24*** | 0.06** | −0.34*** | −0.09*** | −0.09*** | −0.07*** | 0.13*** | 0.08*** | 0.03 | 0.95*** | 0.67*** | 0.91*** | 0.57*** | 1.0 |
Notes: Children = number of children; C-MMSEZ = C-MMSE composite score; DBZ = Digit Backwards composite score; Episodic = East Boston Memory Test and delayed recall score; GlobCog = global cognitive score; HC = health changes over last year; Living = living arrangement; LP-CT = language preference of Cantonese and Taishanese; MS = marital status; OHS = overall health status; Origin = country of origin; QOL = quality of life; SDMTZ = Symbol Digit Modality Test composite score; Years in com = years in the community.
*p < .05, **p < .01, ***p < .001.