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Published in final edited form as: J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2022 Jan-Feb;37(1):17–30. doi: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000711

TABLE 5.

Pooled Regression Coefficients from Multivariate Models Predicting Scores on Neurocognitive Tests

Neurocognitive Tests
DWRT TMT Part A Animal Naming MMSE
Predictors B (SE) 95% CI (B) β B (SE) 95% CI (B) β B (SE) 95% CI (B) β B (SE) 95% CI (B) β
Sociodemographics and smoking history
Age, y −0.13a (0.02) [−0.16 to −0.09] −0.40a 1.01b (0.29) [0.43 to 1.59] 0.21b −0.25a (0.056) [−0.36 to −0.14] −0.29a
Male −1.10a (0.23) [−1.56 to −0.64] −0.31a −1.70a (0.37) [−2.44 to −0.96] −0.30a
Black race 23.88a (4.02) [15.94 to 31.82] 0.38a −2.96a (0.74) [−4.41 to −1.50] −0.27a −2.26a (0.38) [−3.01 to −1.51] −0.35a
High school graduate Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref
Less than high school 10.28c (4.28) [1.84 to 18.72] 0.16c −1.48 (0.83) [−3.12 to 0.17] −0.13 −1.52a (0.42) [−2.35 to −0.70] −0.23a
Vocational school −4.20 (6.38) [−16.75 to 8.35] −0.04 −0.04 (1.26) [−2.52 to 2.44] −0.002 0.50 (0.66) [−0.81 to 1.81] 0.05
College/graduate school/professional school −6.60 (3.89) [−14.26 to 1.12] −0.12 1.59c (0.75) [0.11 to 3.07] 0.16c 0.92c (0.38) [0.17 to 1.68] 0.15c
Never smoked Ref Ref Ref
Former smoker 0.45 (0.38) [−0.29 to 1.19] 0.08
Current smoker −0.42 (0.83) [−2.07 to 1.22] −0.03
Unknown/unable to categorize smoking history −1.32c (0.57) [−2.44 to −0.19] −0.14c
Comorbid illnesses and medications
Hypertension −0.69c (0.34) [−1.36 to −0.03] −0.13c −0.03 (0.52) [−1.05 to 1.00] −0.003
Anemia −0.21 (0.34) [−0.88 to 0.46] −0.04
CES-D 1.61b (0.47) [0.68 to 2.54] 0.21b −0.08 (0.09) [−0.25 to 0.09] −0.06 −0.13b (0.04) [−0.22 to −0.05] −0.18b
β-blocker −0.25 (0.24) [−0.72 to 0.23] −0.06
Measures of diastolic function
LVMI, g/m2 −0.006 (0.004) [−0.016 to 0.003] −0.095 0.17c (0.07) [0.02 to 0.31] 0.17c −0.01 (0.01) [−0.02 to 0.004] −0.08
E/A ratio 1.86 (4.31) [−6.65 to 10.37] 0.03
E wave deceleration time, ms −0.004c (0.002) [−0.007 to −0.0002] −0.125c 0.05 (0.03) [−0.004 to 0.112] 0.12
E/E’, cm/s −0.12c (0.05) [−0.21 to −0.02] −0.16c
Measures of cardiac hemodynamics
LVEF, % 0.40 (0.26) [−0.12 to 0.91] 0.09
SVI, mL/m2 per beat 0.004 (0.016) [−0.028 to 0.035] 0.016 −0.47 (0.39) [−1.25 to 0.30] −0.14
Cardiac Index, L/min 12.30 (5.7) [1.06 to 23.53] 0.25c 0.0002 (0.0002) [−0.0001 to 0.0005] 0.09
Longitudinal strain, % −0.06 (0.07) [−0.19 to 0.07] −0.06
Ea/Ees −0.80 (0.84) [−2.44 to 0.85] −0.06
Constant 17.47a (1.56) 122.29a (30.57) 40.28a (4.60) 30.75a (1.77)
Observations 200 190 201 204
R 2 0.344 0.402 0.231 0.459
Adjusted R2 0.321 0.362 0.203 0.416

Multivariate models included predictors that demonstrated significant bivariate associations with scores on the given neurocognitive test. Hyphens indicate that the variable was not included in the multivariate model for the given neurocognitive test because of lack of a significant bivariate association. Significant associations in multivariate models are in bold.

Abbreviations: A, peak atrial transmitral filling velocity; B, unstandardized regression coefficient; β, standardized regression coefficient; CES-D, Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale; CI, confidence interval; DWRT, delayed word recall test; E, early transmitral filling velocity; E’, tissue velocity of mitral annulus; Ea, arterial elastance; Ees, end-systolic elastance; LV, left ventricular; MMSE, Mini-Mental State Examination; Ref, reference category; SE, standard error; SVI, stroke volume index; TMT, trail making test.

a

P < .001.

b

P < .01.

c

P < .05.