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. 2018 Apr 24;72(8):685–694. doi: 10.1136/jech-2017-210116

Table 3.

Predictors of intercepts and slopes of change of each cognitive function domain in 4849 men, the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing, 2002–2003 to 2010–2011

Covariate Memory
intercept
Memory
slope
Executive function
intercept
Executive function
slope
Processing speed intercept Processing speed
slope
Global cognitive function
intercept
Global cognitive function
slope
Demographic
 Age† −0.033 (0.001)*** −0.003 (0.000)*** −0.026 (0.001)*** −0.004 (0.000)*** −0.027 (0.001)*** −0.002 (0.000)*** −0.033 (0.001)*** −0.004 (0.000)***
Socioeconomic
 Wealth (middle)† −0.101 (0.027)*** −0.086 (0.031)*** −0.145 (0.029)*** −0.118 (0.023)***
 Wealth (low)† −0.214 (0.031)*** −0.198 (0.035)*** −0.223 (0.032)*** −0.236 (0.026)***
 Childhood SES (middle)† −0.020 (0.010)*
 Childhood SES (low)† −0.068 (0.029)* −0.116 (0.033)*** −0.076 (0.025)***
 Education (middle)† −0.145 (0.033)*** −0.149 (0.038)*** −0.131 (0.035)*** −0.157 (0.029)***
 Education (low)† −0.361 (0.024)*** −0.302 (0.039)*** −0.243 (0.036)*** −0.355 (0.029)*** 0.020 (0.009)*
Health
 CVD‡ −0.064 (0.027)*
 Diabetes‡ −0.079 (0.035)*
Physical functioning
 ADL§ −0.198 (0.025)*** −0.184 (0.029)*** −0.079 (0.026)*** −0.187 (0.022)*** −0.013 (0.007)*
 Poor mobility‡
Health behaviours
 BMI¶ 0.011 (0.003)** 0.006 (0.002)*
 Current smoker‡ −0.065 (0.033)* −0.072 (0.031)*
 Daily alcohol drinking‡ 0.081 (0.022)*** 0.101 (0.026)*** 0.069 (0.024)** −0.017 (0.008)* 0.094 (0.019)***
 Physically inactive‡ −0.141 (0.027)*** −0.116 (0.031)*** −0.104 (0.029)*** −0.139 (0.015)*** −0.015 (0.007)*
 Depression‡ −0.076 (0.030)* −0.022 (0.011)* −0.054 (0.023)* −0.020 (0.007)*
 Dementia‡ −0.413 (0.064)*** −0.158 (0.027)*** −0.198 (0.073)*** −0.223 (0.031)*** −0.307 (0.069)*** −0.094 (0.028)*** −0.358 (0.055)*** −0.191 (0.021)***

***P<0.001, **P<0.01, *P<0.05.

Cognitive function domain scores are standardised to the z-score, mean 0 and SD 1. All predictors were entered simultaneously.

Cells with dashes represent non-significant effects.

†Measured at baseline.

‡Ever reported between waves 1 and 5.

§Ever reported 1+ limitations with ADL.

¶Average between wave 0, wave 2 and wave 4.

ADL, activities of daily living; BMI, body mass index; CVD, cardiovascular disease; SES, socioeconomic status.