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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jun 17.
Published in final edited form as: J Alzheimers Dis. 2016 Feb 6;51(2):451–461. doi: 10.3233/JAD-150991

Table 4.

Multivariable adjusted models depicting the association between 25(OH)D levels and neuropsychological function

Model Logical Memory
delayed
Visual Reproductions
delayed
Trail Making
(B–A)
Similarities
Hooper Visual
Reproductions
β±SE p β±SE p β ±SE p β ±SE p β ±SE p
25(OH)D as standardized continuous variable
    1 −0.06 ±0.09 0.533 0.12± 0.09 0.176 0.02± 0.01 0.003 0.001± 0.09 0.994 0.04 ±0.01 0.006
    2 −0.05 ±0.09 0.613 0.10± 0.09 0.240 0.02± 0.01 0.005 −0.05± 0.09 0.575 0.04 ±0.01 0.010
    3 −0.002 ±0.10 0.984 0.12± 0.09 0.182 0.01± 0.01 0.026 −0.08± 0.10 0.415 0.04 ±0.01 0.014
25(OH) D<10 ng/mL
    1 0.50± 0.34 0.135 −0.02 ±0.31 0.951 0.05 ± 0.02 0.012 −0.16± 0.31 0.612 0.12± 0.05 0.018
    2 0.54± 0.34 0.111 0.08 ±0.31 0.807 0.05 ± 0.02 0.023 −0.03± 0.32 0.913 0.10± 0.05 0.036
    3 0.58± 0.36 0.105 0.05 ±0.33 0.892 −0.03 ± 0.02 0.129 0.07± 0.34 0.846 −0.09± 0.05 0.095
25(OH)D <the cohort-specific 20th percentile
    1 0.14± 0.23 0.539 0.05± 0.21 0.822 0.04± 0.01 0.003 −0.29± 0.22 0.175 0.08± 0.03 0.017
    2 0.16± 0.23 0.507 0.08± 0.22 0.702 0.04 ± 0.01 0.007 −0.20± 0.22 0.359 0.07± 0.03 0.036
    3 0.15± 0.25 0.549 0.11± 0.23 0.649 0.03 ± 0.01 0.043 −0.17± 0.24 0.467 −0.06± 0.04 0.081
25(OH)D >the cohort-specific 80th percentile
    1 −0.16 ±0.23 0.482 0.32± 0.21 0.139 0.02± 0.01 0.211 0.06± 0.22 0.775 −0.06± 0.03 0.098
    2 −0.17 ±0.24 0.480 0.32± 0.22 0.142 0.01± 0.01 0.323 −0.02± 0.22 0.916 0.05± 0.03 0.140
    3 −0.03 ±0.24 0.888 0.40± 0.23 0.079 0.01± 0.01 0.373 −0.07± 0.23 0.759 0.06± 0.04 0.115

Bold highlight denotes p< 0.05; Regression coefficient represents the change in each standardized cognitive variable per cohort-specific 1-SD increment in 25(OH)D levels; or by the presence of a 25(OH)D concentration <10 ng/mL; <cohort-specific 20th percentile; or> the cohort-specific 80th percentile. Model 1 adjusts for age, gender, education and time from vitamin D measurement to neuropsychological testing. Model 2 adjusts for the addition of vascular risk factors (smoking, hypertension, diabetes, history of cardiovascular disease, and homocysteine). Model 3 adjusts for the addition of BMI and vitamin D supplement use.