Table 3.
Associations (standardized betas) among latent and manifest predictor variables, estimated within a structural equation model
| Variable | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | 6. | 7. | 8. | 9. | 10. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Sex (male) | – | |||||||||
| 2. Physical fitness† | 0.01 | – | ||||||||
| 3. Allostatic load† | −0.02 | −0.68*** | – | |||||||
| 4. Health conditions | 0.11** | −0.36*** | 0.37*** | – | ||||||
| 5. Socioeconomic status† | 0.05 | 0.38*** | −0.35*** | −0.11* | – | |||||
| 6. Prior intelligence† | −0.09** | 0.26*** | −0.20*** | −0.09** | 0.69*** | – | ||||
| 7. Education | 0.01 | 0.16** | −0.17*** | −0.08* | 0.71*** | 0.55*** | – | |||
| 8. Smoking | −0.08* | −0.27*** | 0.25*** | 0.05 | −0.21*** | −0.07* | −0.11** | – | ||
| 9. Alcohol consumption | 0.35*** | 0.12* | −0.18*** | −0.05 | 0.35*** | 0.19*** | 0.19*** | 0.03 | – | |
| 10. APOE e4 | 0.04 | 0.08 | −0.07 | −0.03 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.002 | −0.06 | 0.03 | – |
| 11. Polygenic risk for schizophrenia | 0.04 | −0.03 | −0.02 | −0.04 | −0.003 | −0.07 | −0.02 | 0.06 | 0.06 | −0.01 |
*p < 0.05, ** = p < 0.01; *** = p < 0.001. † = latent variable predictor