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Table 3 Regression analysis of the performance on cognitive tests, by sex, age and level of education among participants of ELSA-Brasil

From: Education plays a greater role than age in cognitive test performance among participants of the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil)

Variables

Beta (95 % IC) Univariable analysis)

Adjusted R2 (univariable analysis)

Beta (95 % IC) Multivariable analysise

Adjusted R2 Multivariable analysis

Immediate memory

   

Femalea

1.54 (1.41;1.67)

0.04

1.34 (1.23; 1.45)

0.18

Age (10 years)d

−0.89 (−0.96; −0.83)

0.04

−0.75 (−0.82–0.69)

Age groupsb

   

Middle-aged

−1.02 (−1.17; −087)

0.03

−0.74 (−0.087; −0.60)f

Elderly

−2.61 (−2.86; −2.38)

 

−2.23 (−2.44; −2.01)

Schooling level (years)c

  

8–10

1.59 (1.24;1.94)

0.13

1.40 (1.07; 1.75)

11–14

3.41 (3.13;3.70)

 

2.82 (2.54; 3.10)

14+

5.16 (4.88;5.44)

 

4.63 (4.36; 4.90)

Recall

    

Female

0.71 (0.65; 0.78)

0.03

0.62 (0.56; 0.68)

0.16

Age (10 years)

−0.47 (−0.51; −0.44)

0.05

−0.41 (0.45; 0.38

Age groups

   

Middle-aged

−0.56 (−0.64; −0.49)

0.04

−0.43 (−0.50; −0.35)

Elderly

−1.41 (−1.53; −1.29)

 

−1.32 (−1.35; −1.12)

Schooling level (years)

  

8–10

0.68 (0.50; 0.86)

0.11

0.58 (0.40; 0.75)

11-14

1.55 (1.40; 1.69)

 

1.27 (1.09; 1.37)

14+

2.37 (2.23; 2.52)

 

2.09 (1.95; 2.22)

Recognition

    

Female

0.16 (0.14; 0.20)

0.009

0.14 (0.11; 0.17)

0.06

Age (10 years)

−0.16 (−0.17; −0.14)

0.02

−0.13 (−0.15; 0.12)

Age groups

   

Middle-aged

−0.14 (−0.18; −0.11)

0.02

−0.10 (−0.13; −0.07)

Elderly

−0.46 (−0.52; −0.41)

 

−0.40 (−0.45; −0.34)

Schooling level (years)

  

8–10c

0.31 (0.23; 0.40)

0.04

0.28 (0.20; 0.36)

11–14c

0.56 (0.49; 0.63)

 

0.47 (0.40; 0.53)

14+c

0.74 (0.67–0.81)

 

0.67 (0.60; 0.73)

Verbal fluency tests (animals)

   

Femalea

0.41 (0.24;0.58)

0.001

0.569 (−0.10; 0.021)

0.21

Age (10 years)

−1.11 (−1.20; −1.01)

0.02

−0.87 (−0.96; −0.79)

Age groups

   

Middle-agedb

−1.70 (−1.91; −1.50)

0.03

−1.12 (−1.31; −0.94)

Elderlyb

−2.99 (−3.31; −2.68)

 

−2.36 (−2.65; −2.07)

Schooling level (years) ld

  

8–10c

1.57 (1.13; 2.00)

0.19

1.43 (1.00; 1.86)

11–14c

4.07 (3.73; 4.42)

 

3.65 (3.30; 3.99)

14+c

7.43 (7.09; 7.76)

 

7.04 (6.71; 7.38)

Verbal fluency tests (letter F)

   

Female

0.45 (0.30; 0.59)

0.003

0.15 (0.21; 0.29)

0.17

Age (10 years)

−0.76 (−0.84; −0.68)

0.02

−0.53 (−0.61; −0.46)

Age groups

   

Middle-aged

−1.07 (−1.24; −0.89)

0.02

−0.59 (−0.76; −0.43)

Elderlyb

−2.09 (−2.36; −1.81)

 

−1.48 (−1.73; −1.22)

Schooling level (years)

  

8–10

1.73 (1.34; 2.11)

0.16

1.63 (1.25; 2.01)

11–14

4.01 (3.70; 4.32)

 

3.72 (3.42; 4.03)

14+

6.25 (5.95; 6.55)

 

5.99 (5.69; 6.29)

Trail B

    

Female

−0.75 (−2.53; 1.02)

0.001

2.55 (1.05; 4.95)

0.29

Age (10 years)

14.59 (13.62; 15.54)

0.06

14.1 2 (13.33; 14.96)

Age groups

   

Middle-aged

24.70 (22.66; 26.74)

0.05

20.39 (18.60; 22.18)

Elderly

39.27 (35.88; 42.65)

 

38.55 (35.60; 41.50)

Schooling level (years)

  

8–10

−27.32 (−33.13; −21.51)

0.24

−23.35 (−29.01; −17.69)

11–14

−68.23 (−73.1; −63.37)

 

−60.27 (−65.06; −55.49)

14+

−103.5 (−108.3; −98.7)

 

−96.76 (−101.49; −92.95)

  1. Reference level: amale, badults (35–54 years old), cless than 4 years of school
  2. Analysis: dAge in years, as continuous variable, ecorrelation with sex and schooling using age as a continuous variable. fcorrelation of age strata adjusted by sex and schooling