Table 2.
Association between telomere length and mean general cognitive ability, β(95% CI)
Study | Model 1 | P value | Model 2 | P value | Model 3 | P value |
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GENDER | 0.042 (−0.042, 0.126) | 0.324 | 0.035 (−0.048, 0.119) | 0.405 | 0.034 (−0.049, 0.118) | 0.423 |
SATSA | 0.032 (−0.023, 0.088) | 0.252 | 0.029 (−0.026, 0.085) | 0.305 | 0.039 (−0.017, 0.094) | 0.176 |
MCSA | 0.007 (−0.045, 0.059) | 0.803 | 0.004 (−0.048, 0.055) | 0.890 | −0.009 (−0.061, 0.043) | 0.741 |
HRS | 0.021 (−0.005, 0.047) | 0.119 | 0.018 (−0.008, 0.044) | 0.165 | 0.019 (−0.007, 0.045) | 0.162 |
Meta-analysis | 0.021 (0.001, 0.042) | 0.043 | 0.019 (−0.002, 0.039) | 0.079 | 0.018 (−0.003, 0.039) | 0.091 |
Model 1 was adjusted for attained age, Model 2 was further adjusted for sex, Model 3 was adjusted for sex using random intercept and slope model, detailed model specification is in the supplementary file.