Table 2.
Adjusted Associations of Adiposity Measures with Global and Domain-specific Cognition
| Standardized Predictors | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Composite Outcomes | Waist Circumference | Body Mass Index | Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue | Visceral Adipose Tissue |
| Global Cognition | −0.041 p = .080 | −0.017 p = .476 | 0.006 p = .819 | −0.029 p = .192 |
| (−0.088, 0.005) | (−0.065, 0.030) | (−0.045, 0.057) | (−0.073, 0.015) | |
| Executive Function | −0.083 p = .001 | −0.067 p = .013 | −0.020 p = .477 | −0.042 p = .086 |
| (−0.133, −0.033) | (−0.121, −0.014) | (−0.076, 0.035) | (−0.090, 0.006) | |
| Memory | 0.011 p = .737 | 0.054 p = .135 | 0.065 p = .086 | −0.010 p = .751 |
| (−0.054, 0.077) | (−0.017, 0.124) | (−0.009, 0.139) | (−0.074, 0.053) | |
| Language | −0.055 p = .132 | −0.039 p = .289 | −0.056 p = .153 | −0.027 p = .438 |
| (−0.126, 0.016) | (−0.112, 0.033) | (−0.133, 0.021) | (−0.094, 0.041) | |
Note: N = 652. β, p value, 95% CI.
Adjusted for age, sex, education, and smoking status.
Global Cognition: Derived z-score from all cognitive measures.
Executive Function: Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale Revised Digit Symbol Substitution Task, Trail-Making Test A, Trail-Making Test B.
Memory: WAIS-III Incidental Learning Task, Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test.
Language: F-A-S Test.