Table 7.
Determinants of attention/speed at the end of study: LnTrail_Making_B_2, placebo group*
Variable (n = 82–112) | Pearson correlation | Multiple regression# | ||||||||
Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 4 | |||||||
β | p | β | p | β | p | β | p | β | p | |
LntHcy_1 | 0.21 | 0.033 | 0.08 | 0.389 | 0.11 | 0.277 | 0.11 | 0.256 | 0.08 | 0.439 |
LnFe_1∧ | –0.10 | 0.342 | –0.21 | 0.016 | –0.13 | 0.225 | –0.08 | 0.459 | ||
–0.11$ | 0.246$ | |||||||||
LnSi_1∧ | –0.04 | 0.727 | –0.23 | 0.014 | –0.15 | 0.181 | –0.09 | 0.399 | ||
–0.18$ | 0.082$ | |||||||||
LnAl_1 | –0.03 | 0.759 | 0.18 | 0.039 | 0.19 | 0.036 | 0.21 | 0.022 | ||
0.19$ | 0.049 $ | 0.23$ | 0.023 $ | |||||||
LnBrain Volume_1 | –0.37 | 0.001 | –0.17$ | 0.110$ | –0.16$ | 0.137$ | ||||
LnAtrophy_rate | 0.11 | 0.327 | ||||||||
Trail_Making_B_1 | 0.66 | 0.000 | 0.66 | 0.000 | 0.67 | 0.000 | 0.67 | 0.000 | 0.62 | 0.000 |
Age | 0.30 | 0.002 | NS | NS | NS | NS | ||||
F = 12.0, | F = 10.4, | F = 10.8, | F = 12.8, | |||||||
p = 0.000, | p = 0.000, | p = 0.000, | p = 0.000, | |||||||
Adjusted | Adjusted | Adjusted | Adjusted | |||||||
R2 = 0.46, | R2 = 0.46, | R2 = 0.46 | R2 = 0.44 | |||||||
0.55$ | 0.56$ |
*Ln, natural logarithm; _1, baseline; _2, end of study: NS, not significant. #Adjusted for LntHcy_1, LnCys_1, age, and sex. $Models with LnBrain_Volume_1. ∧ Not significant in models w/o Al. Note: Trail_Making_B_2 score indicates worse cognitive performance.