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. 2020 Apr 8;11:249. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00249

Table 2.

Linear regression showing the association of white matter hyperintensity (WMH), education, and their interaction with depressive symptoms and different cognitive domains.

Group Variables unstandardized β [95% CI]
GDS Processing speed Working memory Language Memory
LLD Intercept 4.97 [-12.35, 22.28] -0.78 [-4.34, 2.77] 1.46 [-2.26, 5.18] 0.62 [-2.72, 6.72] 2.00 [-2.72, 6.72]
Age 0.02 [-0.16, 0.20] -0.02 [-0.06, 0.01] -0.03 [-0.07, 0.00] -0.02 [-0.10, 0.00] -0.05 [-0.10, 0.00]
Gender -2.00 [-4.02, 0.01] 0.15 [-0.26, 0.57] -0.12 [-0.55, 0.31] 0.01 [-0.45, 0.65] 0.10 [-0.45, 0.65]
Education -0.10 [-0.52, 0.31] 0.13** [0.05, 0.21] 0.06 [-0.03, 0.14] 0.05 [-0.07, 0.15] 0.04 [-0.07, 0.15]
WMH -1.32 [-3.8, 1.16] -0.10 [-0.61, 0.41] -0.05 [-0.58, 0.48] 0.11 [-0.90, 0.45] -0.22 [-0.09, 0.45]
WMH x Education -0.96* [-1.87, -0.04] 0.10 [-0.09, 0.29] 0.11 [-0.09, 0.30] 0.23* [0.02, 0.44] 0.05 [-0.20, 0.30]
NC Intercept -3.93 [-17.82, 9.96] 1.83 [-3.45, 7.12] -3.25 [-9.63, 3.12] -0.52 [-7.20, 6.15] 2.28 [-5.36, 9.93]
Age 0.13 [-0.01, 0.26] -0.05 [-0.1, 0.01] -0.03 [-0.10, 0.03] -0.04 [-0.11, 0.02] -0.03 [-0.10, 0.05]
Gender 0.71 [-0.64, 2.05] 0.39 [-0.12, 0.91] -0.13 [-0.74, 0.49] 0.24 [-0.40, 0.89] 0.42 [-0.32, 1.16]
Education -0.24 [-0.40, -0.07] 0.08* [0.01, 0.14] 0.05 [-0.02, 0.13] 0.12** [0.04, 0.20] 0.07 [-0.02, 0.16]
WMH 0.17 [-1.97, 2.30] 0.07 [-0.74, 0.88] -1.38* [-2.36, -0.40] -0.46 [-1.49, 0.56] 0.52 [-0.65, 1.70]
WMH x Education 0.09 [-0.25, 0.43] -0.05 [-0.18, 0.08] 0.14 [-0.02, 0.30] 0.00 [-0.17, 0.16] -0.14 [-0.33, 0.05]

LLD, Late-life depression; NC, normal control; p < 0.05*; p < 0.005**