Table 2 Estimates of the associations between Younger (age 18 – 30)/Older (age + 65, cognitively healthy and impaired) people and cognitive performance (MoCa, ZVT, and SPM)

Older (Ref: Younger)

1.38 (0.59 – 2.18)

0.001

-0.26 (-1.7 – 1.17)

0.723

1.9 (0.84 – 2.95)

0.001

Male (Ref: Female)

-0.08 (-0.26 – 0.10)

0.387

0.17 (-0.15 – 0.50)

0.296

0.03 (-0.21 – 0.27)

0.818

Education 12 + years (Ref: < 12 years)

0.68 (0.32 – 1.04)

0.000

0.14 (-0.67 – 0.69)

0.966

0.60 (0.13 – 1.08)

0.014

Living in partnership (Ref: solitarily)

-0.04 (-0.25 – 0.17)

0.720

0.06 (-0.33 – 0.45)

0.749

-0.05 (-0.33 – 0.24)

0.747

Chronic diseases (Ref: None)

 One chronic disease

0.13 (-0.08 – 0.35)

0.222

-0.08 (-0.46 – 0.30)

0.681

0.14 (-0.15 – 0.43)

0.337

  ≥ 2 chronic diseases

-0.31 (-0.61– -0.02)

0.037

-0.51 (-1.04 – 0.01)

0.054

0.18 (-0.21 – 0.56)

0.371

 Age groups

-0.32 (-0.47 – -0.17)

 < 0.001

0.13 (-0.14 – 0.40)

0.341

-0.51 (-0.71 – -0.32)

 < 0.001