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. 2021 May 25;92(11):1215–1221. doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2020-325620

Table 2.

Predictors of MyCog total score in n=420

Coefficient and 95% CI for each model
Model 1 Model 2 Model 3 Model 4 Model 5 Model 6 Model 7
Amyloid status (negative as reference) 0.85 (-0.10 to 1.81) 0.95 (0.03 to 1.87) * 0.95 (0.03 to 1.87) * 0.89 (-0.01 to 1.78) 0.82 (-0.09 to 1.73) 0.70 (-0.23 to 1.64) 0.67 (-0.27 to 1.62)
Age 0.07 (-0.46 to 0.61) 0.05 (-0.48 to 0.57) 0.05 (-0.48 to 0.58) 0.05 (-0.49 to 0.60) 0.04 (-0.49 to 0.58) 0.19 (-0.37 to 0.75) 0.18 (-0.38 to 0.74)
Sex (male as reference) 0.19 (-0.54 to 0.92) −0.10 (-0.80 to 0.60) −0.10 (-0.80 to 0.60) −0.14 (-0.85 to 0.56) 0.0005 (-0.71 to 0.71) −0.03 (-0.84 to 0.77) −0.03 (-0.83 to 0.78)
Trait anxiety 0.14 (0.08 to 0.19) † 0.14 (0.08 to 0.20) † 0.13 (0.07 to 0.19) † 0.13 (0.07 to 0.19) † 0.14 (0.08 to 0.21) † 0.14 (0.08 to 0.21) †
State anxiety −0.002 (-0.05 to 0.05) −0.003 (-0.06 to 0.05) −0.007 (-0.06 to 0.05) −0.02 (-0.07 to 0.04) −0.02 (-0.07 to 0.04)
Mental health disorder (no as reference) 1.10 (-1.00 to 3.20) 1.05 (-1.02 to 3.11) 1.21 (-0.87 to 3.29) 1.20 (-0.90 to 3.29)
PACC z-score −0.40 (-1.00 to 0.20) −0.47 (-1.28 to 0.33) −0.48 (-1.29 to 0.33)
Childhood cognitive ability 0.15 (-0.42 to 0.71) 0.14 (-0.43 to 0.71)
Education (per category) 0.12 (-0.25 to 0.48) 0.11 (-0.26 to 0.48)
SEP (per category) 0.02 (-0.41 to 0.45) 0.02 (-0.41 to 0.45)
Family history of dementia (no as reference) 0.25 (-0.67 to 1.17)
R2 0.008 0.084 0.084 0.088 0.093 0.102 0.103

Multivariable regression models were used so each association is independent of all others. R2 gives the proportion of variance in each cognitive outcome that is explained by the combined predictors.

*Significant at p<0.05;

†Significant at p<0.01.

PACC, Preclinical Alzheimer Cognitive Composite; SEP, socioeconomic position.