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. 2022 Sep 25;77(12):e247–e262. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbac138

Table 3.

Logistic Regressions for Cognitive Impairment

Simple regression Standard regression Standard + ACEs Fully augmented
(1) (5) (6) (10)
Incarcerated prior to the 48+ cognition module 2.402*** 1.001 1.003 0.887
(0.275) (0.131) (0.131) (0.119)
Incarcerated in the year of the 48+ cognition module 1.127 0.887 0.955 0.950
(0.375) (0.310) (0.334) (0.334)
Age at interview 1.041* 1.045* 1.040+
(0.020) (0.020) (0.021)
Non-Hispanic Black 2.562*** 2.495*** 1.288*
(0.247) (0.242) (0.134)
Hispanic 2.202*** 2.135*** 1.323*
(0.241) (0.235) (0.153)
Female 0.781** 0.785** 0.683***
(0.061) (0.063) (0.057)
BMI
 Underweight: BMI <18.5 0.943 0.905 1.000
(0.377) (0.363) (0.422)
 Overweight: 25 ≤ BMI< 30 0.662*** 0.658*** 0.655***
(0.065) (0.065) (0.067)
 Obese: BMI ≥30 0.622*** 0.620*** 0.619***
(0.067) (0.067) (0.068)
Reported diagnoses by health 50+ survey
 High blood pressure 1.284** 1.287** 1.278**
(0.110) (0.110) (0.112)
 Diabetes 1.251* 1.237* 1.202+
(0.131) (0.131) (0.129)
 Stroke 1.411+ 1.412+ 1.289
(0.267) (0.268) (0.253)
Net worth
 First quartile 1.963*** 1.949*** 1.386+
(0.358) (0.357) (0.260)
 Second quartile 1.388+ 1.394* 1.067
(0.230) (0.231) (0.179)
 Third quartile 0.876 0.887 0.772
(0.155) (0.158) (0.141)
Education
 HGC <12 years 6.083*** 5.863*** 1.420*
(0.932) (0.898) (0.241)
 HGC = 12 years 3.331*** 3.243*** 1.154
(0.474) (0.462) (0.174)
 12 < HGC < 16 years 1.645** 1.637** 0.868
(0.262) (0.261) (0.145)
Augmented variables
 ACEs
  Fair or poor health 1.430* 1.322+
(0.216) (0.201)
  Lived with problem drinker or alcoholic 0.821+ 0.896
(0.089) (0.101)
  Little to no love from parent 1.226+ 1.119
(0.131) (0.124)
  Emotional disorder or depression 1.296*
(0.131)
  1980 Armed Forces Qualification Test score 0.960***
(0.003)
N 8,021 8,021 8,021 8,021
N (FI/I) 573 573 573 573
N (NI) 7,448 7,448 7,448 7,448

Notes: Odds ratios with robust standard errors in parentheses. All models except the simple regression include fixed effects for type of city at baseline, region at baseline, type of city at year of survey, and region at year of survey. Missing data imputed using multiple imputation by chained equations. Results for diagnosis with a heart problem, hospitalized for greater than or equal to 2 weeks, confined to home or bed for greater than or equal to 4 weeks, lived with someone depressed, mentally ill, or suicidal, physically harmed by parent or adult more than once, and smoked at least 100 cigarettes in one’s lifetime omitted from the table due to lack of significance and space but can be found inAppendix Table 2. N is the total number of observations, N (FI/I) is the total number of individuals with any report of incarceration at the time of or prior to the cognition survey, N (NI) is the total number with no reported incarceration. ACE = adverse childhood experiences; BMI = body mass index; FI/I = formerly and currently incarcerated; HGC = highest grade completed; NI = nonincarcerated.

+p < .10; *p < .05; **p < .01; ***p < .001.