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Table 2 Adjusted associations of walking impairment with cognitive function, depression and visual impairment, NHANES 2013–2014

From: Associations of walking impairment with visual impairment, depression, and cognitive function in U.S. older adults: NHANES 2013–2014

Variables

Model 1

p value

Model 2

p value

Model 3

p value

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

Total

 Cognitive function

  CERAD Total

0.93 (0.90–0.97)

0.002

1.00 (0.95–1.06)

0.883

1.00 (0.94–1.70)

0.885

  Delayed Recall

0.87 (0.80–0.95)

0.003

0.95 (0.83–1.10)

0.479

0.95 (0.82–1.09)

0.428

  Animal Fluency

0.94 (0.90–0.99)

0.016

0.99 (0.95–1.03)

0.627

1.00 (0.95–1.05)

0.927

  Digit-Symbol Substitution Test

0.96 (0.95–0.98)

 < 0.001

0.97 (0.95–0.99)

0.002

0.97 (0.95–0.99)

0.002

 Depression

5.00 (3.38–7.39)

 < 0.001

5.02 (3.36–7.52)

 < 0.001

4.66 (3.11–6.99)

 < 0.001

 Visual impairment

3.24 (1.85–5.65)

 < 0.001

3.26 (1.81–5.88)

0.001

2.76 (1.47–5.20)

0.004

By race/ethnicity

 Hispanic American

  Cognitive function

   CERAD Total

0.92 (0.85–0.99)

0.031

0.93 (0.85–1.00)

0.061

0.95 (0.87–1.02)

0.147

   Delayed Recall

0.82 (0.72–0.94)

0.007

0.84 (0.73–0.96)

0.015

0.83 (0.70–0.98)

0.031

   Animal Fluency

0.91 (0.84–0.98)

0.019

0.91 (0.85–0.97)

0.005

0.92 (0.84–1.01)

0.062

   Digit-Symbol Substitution Test

0.98 (0.96–1.01)

0.104

0.98 (0.96–1.01)

0.124

0.99 (0.97–1.01)

0.380

  Depression

5.00 (1.95–12.83)

0.002

5.21 (2.01–13.51)

0.002

3.75 (1.37–10.24)

0.013

  Visual impairment

6.02 (2.78–13.05)

 < 0.001

5.89 (2.49–13.90)

0.001

3.80 (1.75–8.21)

0.002

 Non-Hispanic White

  Cognitive function

   CERAD Total

0.93 (0.88–0.99)

0.017

0.94 (0.89–1.00)

0.047

0.94 (0.89–0.99)

0.033

   Delayed Recall

0.88 (0.78–0.98)

0.023

0.89 (0.79–1.01)

0.068

0.90 (0.80–1.01)

0.062

   Animal Fluency

0.94 (0.89–1.00)

0.055

0.95 (0.89–1.02)

0.118

0.96 (0.89–1.03)

0.185

   Digit-Symbol Substitution Test

0.96 (0.94–0.98)

 < 0.001

0.96 (0.94–0.98)

0.001

0.96 (0.94–0.98)

0.001

  Depression

4.37 (2.54–7.55)

 < 0.001

4.45 (2.51–7.87)

 < 0.001

4.28 (2.42–7.58)

 < 0.001

  Visual impairment

2.85 (1.14–7.17)

0.028

2.82 (1.12–7.12)

0.031

2.59 (1.00–6.70)

0.050

 Non-Hispanic Black

  Cognitive function

   CERAD Total

0.94 (0.86–1.02)

0.120

0.94 (0.85–1.03)

0.176

0.96 (0.88–1.03)

0.231

   Delayed Recall

0.81 (0.70–0.95)

0.010

0.80 (0.68–0.94)

0.009

0.83 (0.73–0.93)

0.003

   Animal Fluency

0.97 (0.91–1.03)

0.278

0.97 (0.91–1.04)

0.366

0.98 (0.92–1.05)

0.547

   Digit-Symbol Substitution Test

0.97 (0.95–1.00)

0.071

0.98 (0.96–1.01)

0.147

0.99 (0.96–1.01)

0.281

  Depression

6.45 (2.31–17.98)

0.002

4.90 (1.74–13.77)

0.005

4.23 (1.52–11.81)

0.009

  Visual impairment

3.79 (1.55–9.26)

0.006

4.90 (1.53–15.72)

0.011

4.00 (1.16–13.85)

0.031

  1. Model 1: adjusted for age, sex, race (only for total sample), education, BMI, marital status, sleep disorder
  2. Model 2: Model 1 plus comorbidity (diabetes, hypertension, and stroke)
  3. Model 3: Model 2 plus depression, visual impairment, or cognitive function