Table 3.
Comparisons for models with conclusive evidence: letter fluency, letter flexibility, immediate recall and recognition.
| Function | Name | Model summary | Best model inference (95% CI) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P(M) | P(M|data) | BFM | BF01 | Error% | R 2 | CR | ALSci | Volume loss | ||
| Letter fluency | CR × Profile | 0.33 | 0.57 | 2.66 | 1.00 | 0.40 (0.24, 0.74) | 0.45 (0.06, 0.89) | −0.76 (−1.21, −0.27) | −3.53e‐5 (−3.86e‐4, 3.09e‐4) | |
| CR | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.97 | 1.75 | 11.63 | |||||
| Null | 0.33 | 0.10 | 0.23 | 5.55 | 5.91 | |||||
| Letter flexibility | CR × Strong | 0.33 | 0.76 | 6.38 | 1.00 | 0.72 (0.59, 0.80) | 0.58 (−0.08, 1.23) | −1.74 (−2.73, −0.66) | −5.19e‐3 | |
| CR | 0.33 | 0.19 | 0.46 | 4.05 | 11.76 | |||||
| Null | 0.33 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 15.07 | 6.59 | |||||
| Immediate recall | CR × Strong | 0.33 | 0.65 | 3.66 | 1.00 | 0.55 (0.52, 0.63) | −0.63 (−1.24, −0.04) | −0.37 (−0.73, −6.81e‐3) | −8.55e‐5 (−3.53e‐3, 1.67e‐3) | |
| Null | 0.33 | 0.22 | 0.58 | 2.89 | 5.81 | |||||
| CR | 0.33 | 0.13 | 0.30 | 4.98 | 9.42 | |||||
| Recognition | Null | 0.33 | 0.59 | 2.87 | 1.00 | 0.66 (0.52, 0.77) | Not applicable | |||
| CR | 0.33 | 0.26 | 0.72 | 2.23 | 2.61 | |||||
| CR × Strong | 0.33 | 0.15 | 0.34 | 4.02 | 2.98 | |||||
Bold face indicates the best model for our data. Model names: CR = cognitive reserve, main effect‐only; CR × Strong = interaction effect between CR and Strong profile; Null = null hypothesis, corrected for age, sex, TIV, regional volume loss and recruitment location.