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Table 3 Multivariate mixed-effects model analyses of the temporal associations between MMSE/MoCA and risk factors

From: Risk factors for cognitive decline in non-demented elders with amyloid-beta positivity

Factors

MMSE

MoCA

β

SE

95% Cl

p

β

SE

95% Cl

p

Body weight (kg)

0.01

0.01

[-0.01, 0.03]

0.2170

0.01

0.01

[-0.01, 0.02]

0.4318

BMI (≥ 25 kg/m2)

0.01

0.01

[-0.01, 0.04]

0.1986

0.02

0.01

[0.00, 0.04]

0.0306

Diastolic pressure (mmHg)

0.01

0.01

[-0.01, 0.03]

0.3055

0.02

0.01

[0.00, 0.04]

0.0214

Race (ref: White)

        

 Asian (yes)

0.03

0.06

[-0.08, 0.14]

0.5754

-0.02

0.05

[-0.11, 0.08]

0.7280

 Black (yes)

<-0.01

0.13

[-0.25, 0.24]

0.9735

0.01

0.09

[-0.16, 0.18]

0.9302

 More than one (yes)

0.07

0.06

[-0.05, 0.18]

0.2778

0.10

0.05

[0.00, 0.21]

0.0585

Parental dementia (yes)

0.01

0.01

[-0.01, 0.03]

0.4393

< 0.01

0.01

[-0.01, 0.02]

0.6298

Drug abuse (yes)

<-0.01

0.01

[-0.03, 0.02]

0.6438

-0.02

0.01

[-0.04, -0.01]

0.0113

Marital Status (ref: Married)

        

 Divorced

0.05

0.03

[-0.01, 0.12]

0.1329

< 0.01

0.03

[-0.06, 0.06]

0.9595

 Widowed

0.01

0.03

[-0.05, 0.08]

0.7045

0.03

0.03

[-0.03, 0.08]

0.3165

Never married

0.04

0.05

[-0.05, 0.13]

0.3920

0.04

0.04

[-0.04, 0.12]

0.2939

Retired (yes)

-0.03

0.01

[-0.05, -0.01]

0.0048

-0.03

0.01

[-0.04, -0.01]

0.0025

Hypertension (yes)

< 0.01

0.01

[-0.02, 0.02]

0.8495

0.01

0.01

[0.00, 0.03]

0.1505

Psychiatric diseases (yes)

-0.01

0.01

[-0.04, 0.01]

0.1599

< 0.01

0.01

[-0.01, 0.02]

0.7046

Cardiovascular diseases (yes)

< 0.01

0.01

[-0.02, 0.02]

0.8146

0.02

0.01

[0.00, 0.03]

0.0815

Dermatologic-Connective Tissue

diseases (yes)

< 0.01

0.01

[-0.02, 0.02]

0.6984

<-0.01

0.01

[-0.02, 0.02]

0.9776

Musculoskeletal diseases (yes)

-0.01

0.01

[-0.03, 0.01]

0.3257

-0.01

0.01

[-0.03, 0.01]

0.3376

Hematopoietic-Lymphatic diseases (yes)

<-0.01

0.01

[-0.02, 0.02]

0.7390

< 0.01

0.01

[-0.01, 0.02]

0.8210

Urinary disease (yes)

-0.02

0.01

[-0.04, 0.00]

0.0242

<-0.01

0.01

[-0.02, 0.01]

0.5832

Allergies or Drug Sensitivities (yes)

<-0.01

0.01

[-0.03, 0.02]

0.7050

-0.01

0.01

[-0.03, 0.00]

0.1582

Major Surgical Procedures (yes)

0.02

0.01

[0.00, 0.04]

0.0510

0.02

0.01

[0.00, 0.04]

0.0350

Parkinsonism (yes)

-0.03

0.01

[-0.06, -0.01]

0.0115

-0.02

0.01

[-0.05, 0.01]

0.1168

Geriatric Depression Scale

-0.03

0.01

[-0.05, -0.01]

0.0029

-0.03

0.01

[-0.04, -0.01]

0.0005

Hachinski ischemic Scores

-0.01

0.01

[-0.03, 0.01]

0.2119

< 0.01

0.01

[-0.02, 0.02]

0.8309

  1. Bold indicated that the results were statistically significant (*p < 0.05)
  2. The age, gender, years of education, apolipoprotein Eε4 status, and baseline cognitive status were included as basic covariates
  3. Abbreviations: MMSE, the Mini-Mental State Examination; MoCA, Montreal Cognitive Assessment; β, regression coefficient; 95%CI, 95% Confidence Interval; SE, Standard Error; BMI, body mass index (calculated as weight in kilograms divided by square of height in meters); kg, kilogram; cm, centimeter; kg/m2, kilograms per square meter; mmHg, millimeters of mercury