Table 4.
Associations between ELCs and episodic memory scores for middle- and old-aged Chinese adults.
| Variables | Aged 45–59 Years | Aged 60 Years+ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β, Model 1 | β, Model 2 | β, Model 3 | β, Model 4 | β, Model 1 | β, Model 2 | β, Model 3 | β, Model 4 | |
| Early paternal death (no) | ||||||||
| Yes | −0.03 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.16 | −0.20 *** | −0.10 * | −0.09 * | −0.10 * |
| Early maternal death (no) | ||||||||
| Yes | −0.20 ** | −0.06 | −0.06 | −0.08 | −0.20 *** | −0.10 | −0.10 | −0.09 |
| Paternal education (illiterate) | ||||||||
| Able to read and write | 0.23 *** | 0.09 ** | 0.08 * | 0.03 * | 0.33 *** | 0.16 *** | 0.15 *** | 0.15 *** |
| Paternal employment (agricultural) | ||||||||
| Non-agricultural | 0.65 *** | 0.35 *** | 0.31 *** | 0.56 *** | 0.65 *** | 0.34 *** | 0.27 *** | 0.27 *** |
| Food adequacy (no) | ||||||||
| Yes | 0.16 *** | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.01 | −0.05 | −0.09 * | −0.10 * | −0.10 * |
| Childhood self-rated health (healthy) | ||||||||
| Average | −0.12 *** | −0.08 * | −0.07 * | −0.07 * | −0.17 *** | −0.15 *** | −0.14 ** | −0.14 *** |
| Less healthy | −0.21 *** | −0.17 ** | −0.14 * | −0.14 * | −0.15 * | −0.11 | −0.07 | −0.07 |
| Early paternal death * age | 0.01 | 0.01 | ||||||
| Early maternal death * age | 0.01 | −0.01 | ||||||
| Paternal education * age | −0.01 | −0.01 | ||||||
| Paternal employment * age | 0.02 ** | −0.01 | ||||||
| Food adequacy * age | −0.01 | −0.10 | ||||||
| Age | −0.05 *** | −0.03 *** | −0.03 *** | −0.05 ** | −0.08 *** | −0.07 *** | −0.07 *** | −0.07 *** |
| Female (male) | −0.14 *** | 0.24 *** | 0.28 *** | 0.28 *** | −0.25 *** | 0.13 ** | 0.08 | 0.08 |
| Education | 0.31 *** | 0.30 *** | 0.30 *** | 0.30 *** | 0.28 *** | 0.28 *** | ||
| Marital status (married) | ||||||||
| Not married | −0.13 * | −0.13 * | −0.10 * | −0.10 * | ||||
| Rural (urban) | −0.14 *** | −0.14 *** | −0.24 *** | −0.24 *** | ||||
| ADL | −0.15 *** | −0.14 *** | −0.16 *** | −0.16 *** | ||||
| Adulthood physical limitation (no) | −0.04 | −0.04 | −0.03 | −0.03 | ||||
| Number of chronic diseases | −0.01 | −0.01 | −0.03 * | −0.02 * | ||||
| Current smoker (no) | 0.01 | 0.01 | −0.10 * | −0.10 * | ||||
| Current drinker (no) | 0.10 *** | 0.10 ** | 0.07 | 0.07 | ||||
| -Log likelihood | 35,945.26 | 35,327.65 | 34,661.79 | 34,657.78 | 22,926.31 | 22,544.16 | 22,328.90 | 22,327.79 |
β: Coefficient; Reference groups in parentheses (* p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001); Model 1: ELCs + age + gender; Model 2: ELCs + age + gender + education; Model 3: ELCs + age + gender + education + other covariates; Model 4: ELCs + age + gender + education + other covariates + interactions between ELCs and age.