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Table 5 Stratified analysis by physical activity level: associations between neuroticism and global cognitive function and decline

From: Neuroticism, physical activity, and cognitive functioning in a population-based cohort of older adults

 

Little PA

Medium PA

High PA

Participants

2253

2556

2799

Total observations

7094

8636

9597

 

β

SE

p-value

β

SE

p-value

β

SE

p-value

Intercept

0.457

0.032

0.000

0.526

0.023

0.000

0.504

0.020

0.000

Time

-0.059

0.005

0.000

-0.047

0.004

0.000

-0.047

0.003

0.000

Age

-0.036

0.002

0.000

-0.035

0.002

0.000

-0.028

0.002

0.000

Age*time

-0.004

0.000

0.000

-0.003

0.000

0.000

-0.004

0.000

0.000

Sex

-0.090

0.029

0.002

-0.140

0.022

0.000

-0.141

0.018

0.000

Sex*time

0.003

0.005

0.539

0.010

0.004

0.005

0.003

0.003

0.333

Race

-0.338

0.033

0.000

-0.369

0.024

0.000

-0.351

0.020

0.000

Race*time

0.009

0.005

0.086

-0.005

0.004

0.214

-0.002

0.003

0.484

Education

0.074

0.004

0.000

0.061

0.003

0.000

0.056

0.003

0.000

Education*time

0.000

0.001

0.629

-0.001

0.001

0.033

0.000

0.001

0.721

Medical conditions

0.002

0.012

0.878

-0.006

0.011

0.603

0.032

0.010

0.001

Medical conditions*time

0.000

0.002

0.838

-0.002

0.002

0.221

-0.003

0.002

0.061

CESD

-0.005

0.005

0.264

-0.012

0.005

0.008

-0.012

0.005

0.007

CESD*time

-0.004

0.001

0.000

-0.002

0.001

0.005

-0.001

0.001

0.069

Neuroticism

-0.044

0.006

0.000

-0.032

0.005

0.000

-0.032

0.005

0.000

Neuroticism*time

0.001

0.001

0.436

-0.001

0.001

0.289

-0.001

0.001

0.102

  1. Time is reported in years
  2. Models adjusted for age, sex, race, education, medical conditions, CESD, and each of their interactions with time
  3. Medium PA Medium Physical Activity, High PA High Physical Activity, CESD Modified Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression Scale
  4. * refers to interaction