Table 2.
Total, Direct, and Indirect Effects Seen on Components of the Resilience, Vascular, and Amyloid Pathways (Shown in Fig 2)
| Path | Total Effect | Direct Effect | Total Indirect Effect | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate (SE) | p | Estimate (SE) | p | Estimate (SE) | p | |
| Education/occupation, systemic vascular health, and genu FA as outcomes | ||||||
| Age [decade] → education/occupation | −0.306 (0.074) | <0.001 | −0.306 (0.074) | <0.001 | — | — |
| Male → education/occupation | 0.910 (0.143) | <0.001 | 0.910 (0.143) | <0.001 | — | — |
| Age [decade] → CMC | 0.581 (0.040) | <0.001 | 0.564 (0.040) | <0.001 | 0.017 (0.006) | 0.007 |
| Male → CMC | 0.391 (0.076) | <0.001 | 0.441 (0.077) | <0.001 | −0.050 (0.016) | 0.002 |
| Education/occupation → CMC | −0.055 (0.015) | <0.001 | −0.055 (0.015) | <0.001 | — | — |
| Age [decade] → genu FA | −0.514 (0.028) | <0.001 | −0.469 (0.030) | <0.001 | −0.045 (0.012) | <0.001 |
| Male → genu FA | 0.227 (0.053) | <0.001 | 0.257 (0.053) | <0.001 | −0.030 (0.010) | 0.002 |
| Education/occupation → genu FA | 0.004 (0.002) | 0.008 | — | — | 0.004 (0.002) | 0.008 |
| CMC → genu FA | −0.078 (0.020) | <0.001 | −0.078 (0.020) | <0.001 | — | — |
| Amyloid as an outcome | ||||||
| Age [decade] → log [amyloid] | 0.443 (0.026) | <0.001 | 0.443 (0.026) | <0.001 | — | — |
| Male → log [amyloid] | −0.100 (0.050) | 0.045 | −0.100 (0.050) | 0.045 | — | — |
| APOE4 → log [amyloid] | 0.599 (0.055) | <0.001 | 0.599 (0.055) | <0.001 | — | — |
CMC = cardiovascular and metabolic conditions; FA = fractional anisotropy; SE = standard error.