Table 2.
Results of the Linear Mixed Model on Word Recall
| β coefficient | p-value | 95% CI | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retired status (change in memory at the time of retirement) | −0.273** | .002 | (−0.441, −0.104) |
| Years until retirement (age-slope prior to retirement) | 0.033* | .026 | (0.004, 0.061) |
| Difference in age-slope following retirement vs prior to retirement | −0.044*** | .001 | (−0.070, −0.018) |
| Retirement age | 0.045*** | .000 | (0.026, 0.063) |
| Year of birth | 0.086*** | .000 | (0.071, 0.102) |
| Practice effect | 0.379*** | .000 | (0.290, 0.468) |
| Female | 1.066*** | .000 | (0.975, 1.158) |
| Married | 0.080 | .166 | (−0.033, 0.192) |
| Low education | 0.000 | − | (0.000, 0.000) |
| Medium education | 0.832*** | .000 | (0.717, 0.947) |
| High education | 1.811*** | .000 | (1.686, 1.937) |
| Self-rated health | −0.229*** | .000 | (−0.265, −0.192) |
| Depressive symptoms | −0.099*** | .000 | (−0.117, −0.081) |
| 2+ chronic diseases | 0.058 | .099 | (−0.011, 0.127) |
| Effort–reward–imbalance | −0.008 | .881 | (−0.117, 0.101) |
| Low job control | −0.048** | .004 | (−0.081, −0.015) |
| Difficulty to make ends meet | −0.240*** | .000 | (−0.348, −0.132) |
| Constant | 6.812*** | .000 | (5.623, 8.001) |
| Observations | 35,285 | ||
| Random-effects parameters | Variance in coefficients | SE of variance estimate | 95% CI |
| Country-level variance | |||
| Retired status | 0.0474 | 0.031 | (0.013, 0.168) |
| Years until retirement | 0.0022 | 0.001 | (0.001, 0.006) |
| Difference in age-slope following retirement vs prior to retirement | 0.0012 | 0.001 | (0.0003, 0.005) |
| Constant | 0.496 | 0.183 | (0.242, 1.021) |
| Individual-level variance | |||
| Constant | 2.980 | 0.069 | (2.849, 3.118) |
| Residual | 5.544 | 0.048 | (5.451, 5.639) |
Note: *p < .05, **p < 0.01, ***p < .001.