The longitudinal associations between change in physical activity and cognitive functioning in older adults with chronic illness (es)

Table 3 Association between change in PA 0–6 months and change in CF over the same period ^b

		Δ LPA 0–6				Δ MVPA 0–6
Change in CF 0–6	N	coeff.	SE	95% CI	p	coeff.	SE	95% CI	p
VLT – learning curve ratio	372	0.02	0.02	−0.01;0.06	0.22	−0.00	0.02	−0.04;0.04	0.88
VLT – mean no. words recalled trial 1–5	372	0.18	0.07	0.05;0.32	0.008	−0.05	0.07	−0.19;0.08	0.45
VLT – no. words delayed recall	373	0.19	0.10	−0.01;0.38	0.07	−0.21	0.10	−0.41;-0.01	0.044
TMT – time B-A in sec ^a	359	0.00	0.01	−0.02;0.02	0.79	−0.01	0.01	−0.03;0.02	0.62
SST – SSRT in ms	313	−9.84	4.38	−18.47;-1.21	0.026	−0.45	4.51	−8.42;9.32	0.92
LDST – no. correct subs	362	−0.19	0.15	−0.49;0.11	0.21	0.18	0.16	−0.13;0.49	0.26

Abbreviations: PA Physical activity, LPA Change in light physical activity minutes per week between 6 months follow-up and baseline, MVPA Change in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity minutes per week between 6 months follow-up and baseline, SE Standard error, CI Confidence interval, ES Effect size, CF Cognitive functioning, VLT Verbal learning test, TMT Trail making test, SST Stop-signal task, SSRT Stop-signal reaction time, LDST Letter digit substitution test. ^a TMT – time B-A in sec was log transformed. ^b Models are adjusted for baseline CF score, the covariates, and condition (control or intervention group)

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