Table 2.
Variables | Direct effects | Path coefficients | Indirect effect for EF | |||||
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EF | PA | CA | ||||||
b(SE) | CI | b(SE) | CI | b(SE) | CI | b(SE) | CI | |
Age | −0.029***(0.001) | −0.032,−0.027 | −0.027***(0.002) | −0.030, −0.024 | 0.005***(0.001) | 0.003, 0.006 | ||
Sex (female) | −0.147***(0.026) | −0.198,−0.095 | −0.111***(0.041) | −0.190, −0.032 | 0.076***(0.024) | 0.028, 0.124 | ||
Race/ethnicity (white) | 0.391***(0.045) | 0.304,0.479 | 0.323***(0.069) | 0.189, 0.461 | 0.070(0.042) | −0.025, 0.157 | ||
Education | 0.108***(0.006) | 0.097,0.118 | 0.072***(0.008) | 0.056, 0.087 | 0.065***(0.005) | 0.055, 0.075 | ||
Health | 0.116***(0.014) | 0.089,0.142 | 0.169*** (0.022) | 0.126, 0.207 | 0.067***(0.013) | 0.044, 0.093 | ||
PA | 0.059***(0.011) | 0.038,0.079 | 0.004***(0.001) | 0.002, 0.006 | ||||
CA | 0.194***(0.019) | 0.159,0.2228 | 0.013***(0.001) | 0.009, 0.016 | ||||
EM | PA | CA | Indirect effect for EM | |||||
b(SE) | CI | b(SE) | CI | b(SE) | CI | b(SE) | CI | |
Age | −0.024***(0.001) | −0.026,−0.021 | −0.027***(0.002) | −0.030, −0.024 | 0.005***(0.001) | 0.003, 0.006 | ||
Sex (female) |
0.484***(0.027) | 0.425,0.542 | −0.109***(0.041) | −0.188, −0.029 | 0.076***(0.024) | 0.028, 0.124 | ||
Race/ethnicity (white) | 0.223***(0.048) | 0.122,0.324 | 0.323***(0.069) | 0.195, 0.468 | 0.070(0.042) | −0.025, 0.157 | ||
Education | 0.060***(0.006) | 0.047,0.071 | 0.072***(0.008) | 0.056, 0.087 | 0.065***(0.005) | 0.055, 0.075 | ||
Health | 0.057**(0.014) | 0.081,0.137 | 0.168*** (0.022) | 0.126, 0.207 | 0.067***(0.013) | 0.044, 0.093 | ||
PA | 0.044***(0.013) | 0.020,0.068 | 0.003**(0.001) | 0.001, 0.005 | ||||
CA | 0.107***(0.021) | 0.067,0.146 | 0.007***(0.001) | 0.004, 0.009 |
Notes: CA = cognitive activity; EF = executive function; EM = episodic memory; PA = physical activity.
*p < .1, **p < .05, ***p < .01.