Table 3 Estimated coefficients and 95% confidence interval for fixed effects models on the association of hearing loss and MMSE scores, 2011/12–2014
Variables | Adjusted models | Adjusted models + activity engagement | Adjusted models+ interaction for HL and activity engagement | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | |
Self-reported HL | −0.81(−1.22, −0.39) | −0.79(−1.31,-0.27) | −0.85(−1.49,-0.21) | −0.82(−1.23, −0.41) | −0.82(−1.33, −0.30) | −0.84(−1.47, −0.21) | −1.45(−2.17,-0.73) | −1.85(−2.80,-0.89) | −1.15(−2.23,-0.08) |
 Activity engagement |  |  |  | 0.09(0.06, 0.13) | 0.08(0.04,0.12) | 0.11(0.05,0.17) | 0.07(0.03–0.11) | 0.05(−0.001,0.09) | 0.10(0.03,0.17) |
Interaction | |||||||||
 Activity engagement*HL |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.06(0.003,0.11) | 0.09(0.02,0.16) | 0.03(−0.05,0.12) |
 Covariates | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Constant | 26.77 | 27.61 | 26.04 | 25.75 | 26.62 | 24.95 | 26.04 | 27.03 | 25.10 |
Observations | 7942 | 3735 | 4207 | 7942 | 3735 | 4207 | 7942 | 3735 | 4207 |