Table 5.

linear regression models of the association between demographic characteristics and Modified Mini-Mental state (3MS) examination scores in U.S. participants, stratified by ethno-racial group (n = 2299).

Variable		β	SE	t statistic	p
Whites
Gender
Male	REF
Female		1.39	0.26	5.42	<0.0001
Age, years
70–74	REF
75+		−0.92	0.24	−3.83	<0.0001
Education level, years
≤12	REF
>12		1.89	0.31	6.20	<0.0001
African-Americans
Gender
Male	REF
Female		0.54	0.34	1.62	0.11
Age, years
65–69	REF
70+		−1.68	0.32	−5.29	<0.0001
Education level, year
≤12	REF
>12		2.82	0.34	8.30	<0.0001
Hispanic/Latinos
Gender
Male	REF
Female		−0.11	0.59	−0.19	0.85
Age, years
65–69	REF
70+		−1.86	0.58	−3.20	0.002
Education level, year
≤12	REF
>12		4.03	0.59	6.76	<0.0001