Table 3.
Interactions of Caffeine and Age on Brain Volume, for MRI Sample, and Linear Associations of Caffeine With Brain Volume by Median Age, Controlling for Demographic, Cardiovascular, Diabetes, Smoking, and ApoE Variables
Interaction of Caffeine With Age on Brain Volume | MRI Sample by Median Age | ||
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MRI Sample N = 185 |
Youngest Group (age 64–71.5) N = 101 |
Oldest Group (age 71.5–84) N = 84 |
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Gray matter | R 2 = .716, β = 1.694, p = .034* | R 2 = .550, β = −.064, p = .309 | R 2 = .580, β = .198, p = .033* |
White matter | R 2 = .861, β = −.422, p = .448 | R 2 = .865, β = .014, p = .745 | R 2 = .866, β = −.032, p = .536 |
Note: MRI = Magnetic resonance imaging.
*Significant at .05 level.