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Table 4 Associations between demographic variables, physical fitness, and social networks with cognitive function

From: Social networks moderate the association between physical fitness and cognitive function among community-dwelling older adults: a population-based study

Variable

Step 1a

Step 2b

Step 3c

Step 4d

B

SE

β

p-value

B

SE

β

p-value

B

SE

β

p-value

B

SE

β

p-value

Sex (0 = men, 1 = women)

− 0.63

0.24

− 0.07

0.008

−0.53

0.24

− 0.06

0.028

− 0.51

0.24

− 0.05

0.034

− 0.52

0.24

− 0.05

0.031

Age

− 0.09

0.02

−0.11

<  0.001

−0.08

0.02

−0.10

<  0.001

− 0.08

0.02

− 0.10

<  0.001

−0.08

0.02

−0.10

<  0.001

Year(s) of education

0.334

0.03

0.27

<  0.001

0.33

0.03

0.26

<  0.001

0.32

0.03

0.26

<  0.001

0.33

0.03

0.26

<  0.001

Marital status (0 = married, 1 = non married)

−0.05

0.26

− 0.01

0.847

− 0.05

0.26

− 0.01

0.863

− 0.04

0.26

− 0.01

0.880

− 0.04

0.26

− 0.01

0.872

Living arrangement (0 = living with others, 1 = living with others)

− 0.10

0.35

− 0.01

0.771

− 0.13

0.35

− 0.01

0.719

− 0.11

0.35

− 0.01

0.747

− 0.10

0.35

− 0.01

0.770

Household income

0.01

0.01

0.04

0.071

0.01

0.01

0.04

0.090

0.01

0.01

0.04

0.108

0.01

0.01

0.03

0.132

Ethnicity (0 = Chinese and Indian, 1 = Malay)

−1.48

0.21

−0.15

<  0.001

−1.43

0.21

−0.14

< 0.001

−1.46

0.21

−0.15

< 0.001

−1.47

0.21

−0.15

<  0.001

Multimorbidity status (0 = no multimorbidity, 1 = multimorbidity)

0.27

0.20

0.03

0.177

0.30

0.20

0.03

0.133

0.31

0.20

0.03

0.124

0.30

0.20

0.03

0.137

Employment status (0 = working, 1 = not working)

−0.21

0.25

−0.02

0.413

−0.19

0.25

−0.02

0.455

−0.17

0.25

−0.02

0.496

−0.16

0.25

−0.01

0.535

Physical fitness

    

0.01

0.01

0.05

0.027

0.01

0.01

0.05

0.036

0.03

0.01

0.15

0.001

Social networks

        

0.03

0.02

0.04

0.057

0.11

0.04

0.16

0.002

Interaction term (physical fitness × social networks)

            

−0.01

0.01

−0.17

0.013

  1. Significance of bold values = p < 0.05
  2. Model 1: F (9,2040) = 39.345, p < 0.001, R2 = 0.148, Sig F Change: p < 0.001
  3. Model 2: F (1,2039) = 35.969, p < 0.001, R2 = 0.150, ΔR2 = 0.002, Sig F Change: p = 0.027
  4. Model 3: F (1,2038) = 33.071, p < 0.001, R2 = 0.151, ΔR2 = 0.001, Sig F Change: p = 0.057
  5. Model 4: F (1,2037) = 30.908, p < 0.001, R2 = 0.154, ΔR2 = 0.003, Sig F Change: p = 0.013
  6. B Unstandardised coefficient, SE Standard error, β Standardised beta coefficient
  7. aDemographic variables to predict cognitive function
  8. bDemographic variables and physical fitness to predict cognitive function
  9. cDemographic variables, physical fitness, and social networks to predict cognitive function
  10. dDemographic variables, physical fitness, social networks and interaction term to predict cognitive function
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BMC Geriatrics

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