Table 1.

Sensitive analyses of association between aortic PWV and cognitive function.

Outcomes	Analysis 1			Analysis 2			Analysis 3			Analysis 4
	Studies	Participants	r (95% CI)	Studies	Participants	r (95% CI)	Studies	Participants	r (95% CI)	Studies	Participants	r (95% CI)
Attention	9	5,198	−0.174 (−0.313, −0.027)*	7	5,041	0.006 (−0.051, 0.063)	5	4,335	0.031 (−0.009, 0.071)	4	4,279	0.034 (−0.012, 0.079)
Executive Function	13	10,070	−0.051 (−0.118, 0.017)	11	9,913	−0.006 (−0.061, 0.050)	9	9,207	0.017 (−0.043, 0.076)	8	9,151	0.003 (−0.054, 0.059)
Global cognitive function	6	1,999	−0.122 (−0.218, −0.024)*	6	1,999	−0.122 (−0.218, −0.024)*	4	1,293	−0.113 (−0.255, 0.034)	3	1,127	−0.055 (−0.143, 0.033)
Memory	14	12,328	−0.061 (−0.101, −0.020)*	12	12,171	−0.034 (−0.063, −0.004)*	10	11,465	−0.022 (−0.041, −0.003)*	9	11,409	−0.022 (−0.042, −0.001)*
Processing speed	13	8,775	−0.119 (−0.190, −0.047)*	11	8,618	−0.056 (−0.094, −0.017)*	10	8,476	−0.048 (−0.081, −0.016)*	9	8,420	−0.048 (−0.082, −0.014)*
Visuospatial ability	5	1,280	−0.085 (−0.300, 0.140)	5	1,280	−0.085 (−0.300, 0.140)	4	1,138	−0.073 (−0.328, 0.192)	4	1,138	−0.073 (−0.328, 0.192)

Analysis 1 included all the eligible studies; Analysis 2 excluded studies with participant of chronic kidney disease based on analysis 1; Analysis 3 further excluded studies with participants of hypertension based on analysis 2; Analysis 4 further excluded studies with participants complaining loss of memory based on analysis 3 and just included studies with participants from general older adults.

^*P < 0.05.