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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2020 May 15;28(9):946–956. doi: 10.1016/j.jagp.2020.05.002

TABLE 2.

Results Summary.

Outcome: Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) Unstd. Beta 95% CI Z P Value
Model 1: Age and GDS
N = 716 (1–13, avg 2.5), df = 3
Sex 0.15 −0.36, 0.60 0.50 0.62
Education 0.003 −0.06, 0.06 −0.02 0.98
Age 0.03 −0.05, 0.001 −1.90 0.06
Model 2: Age × Time and GDS
N = 716 (1–13, avg 2.5), df = 5
Sex 0.30 −0.19, 0.80 0.33 0.23
Education 0.03 −0.02, 0.08 1.54 0.22
Age −0.02 −0.68, 0.21 −2.86 <0.001
Time −0.02 −0.06, 0.02 −5.73 0.41
Age × Time 0.10 0.06, 0.14 5.80 <0.001
Model 3: Age × Fractional anisotropy and GDS
N = 359 (1–5 visits, avg 1.6), df=7
Sex −0.54 −1.21, 0.12 −1.60 0.11
Education −0.02 −0.11, 0.06 −0.56 0.57
Age −0.04 −0.08, 0.009 −1.56 0.12
Within-person FA Z-score 1.70 0.282, 3.13 2.35 0.02
Between-person FA Z-score −1.30 −3.73, 1.12 −1.05 0.29
Within-person FA Z-score × age −0.02 −0.04, −0.005 −2.48 0.01
Between-person FA Z-score × age 0.01 −0.02, 0.05 0.72 0.47
Model 4: Age × Mean Diffusivity and GDS
N = 359 (1–5 visits, avg 1.6), df=7
Sex −0.62 −1.301, 0.07 −1.76 0.08
Education −0.02 −0.10, 0.06 −0.43 0.66
Age −0.04 −0.09, 0.007 −1.68 0.09
Within-person MD Z-score −1.90 −3.27, −0.52 −2.71 0.007
Between-person MD Z-score 0.84 −1.74, 3.41 0.64 0.52
Within-person MD Z-score × age 0.03 0.007, 0.05 2.70 0.007
Between-person MD Z-score × age −0.006 −0.04, 0.03 −0.34 0.73
Model 5: Age × Executive Function and GDS
N = 716 (1–13, avg 2.5), df=7
Sex 0.09 −0.39, 0.56 0.36 0.72
Education 0.01 −0.05, 0.07 0.22 0.83
Age −0.04 −0.06, −0.01 −2.47 0.01
Within-person EF 2.80 0.01, 5.57 1.97 0.049
Between-person EF −0.16 −3.27, 2.94 −0.10 0.92
Within-person EF × age −0.04 −0.08, −0.004 −2.17 0.03
Between-person EF × age −0.01 −0.05, 0.04 −0.29 0.77
Model 6: Age × Processing Speed and GDS
N = 402 (1–5 visits, avg 1.7), df = 7
Sex −0.43 −0.97, 0.11 −1.55 0.12
Education −0.13 −0.26, 0.01 −1.88 0.06
Age −0.01 −0.09, 0.07 −0.26 0.80
Within-person PS −3.11 −6.15, −0.06 −2.00 0.046
Between-person PS 0.42 −1.76, 2.61 0.38 0.71
Within-person PS × age 0.04 0.002, 0.08 2.04 0.04
Between-person PS × age −0.002 −0.03, 0.03 −0.11 0.91

GDS: Geriatric Depression Scale; EF: executive function; PS: processing speed; FA: fractional anisotropy; GMV: gray matter volume.