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. 2019 Feb 19;75(7):e93–e104. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbz020

Table 2.

Coefficients, Standard Errors, and 95% Confidence Intervals for the Mediation Model for Executive Function and Episodic Memory

Variables Direct effects Path coefficients Indirect effect for EF
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.