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Table 3  A hierarchical analysis for moderating effects of financial support in the relationship between socioeconomic status score and cognitive ability among 5,295 participants

From: Relationship between socioeconomic status and cognitive ability among Chinese older adults: the moderating role of social support

 

Model 1

β (95% CI)

Model 2

β (95% CI)

Model 3

β (95% CI)

Model 4

β (95% CI)

SES score

 

0.52***

0.54***

0.69***

  

(0.38, 0.65)

(0.41, 0.68)

(0.50, 0.87)

Financial support

  

0.08***

0.13***

   

(0.05, 0.12)

(0.08, 0.18)

SES * Financial support

   

-0.03*

    

(-0.05, -0.00)

Age group

-1.64***

-1.59***

-1.57***

-1.57***

 

(-1.77, -1.51)

(-1.72, -1.45)

(-1.70, -1.44)

(-1.70, -1.44)

Sex

-1.23***

-0.96***

-0.98***

-0.98***

 

(-1.48, -0.97)

(-1.22, -0.70)

(-1.25, -0.72)

(-1.24, -0.71)

Marital status

0.28*

0.23

0.23

0.23

 

(0.01, 0.56)

(-0.04, 0.50)

(-0.04, 0.50)

(-0.04, 0.50)

Region

0.07

0.08

0.09

0.09

 

(-0.07, 0.22)

(-0.06, 0.22)

(-0.05, 0.24)

(-0.05, 0.24)

Hukou

-1.11***

-0.29

-0.35

-0.33

 

(-1.39, -0.83)

(-0.64, 0.06)

(-0.70, 0.00)

(-0.69, 0.02)

Diet diversity

0.81***

0.71***

0.67***

0.66***

 

(0.57, 1.05)

(0.47, 0.95)

(0.43, 0.91)

(0.42, 0.91)

Smoking

0.21

0.2

0.2

0.18

 

(-0.11, 0.54)

(-0.13, 0.52)

(-0.13, 0.52)

(-0.14, 0.51)

Drinking

0.14

0.14

0.13

0.14

 

(-0.18, 0.46)

(-0.18, 0.46)

(-0.19, 0.45)

(-0.18, 0.46)

BMI

0.37**

0.37**

0.37**

0.37**

 

(0.14, 0.59)

(0.15, 0.60)

(0.15, 0.59)

(0.15, 0.60)

Exercise

0.30*

0.2

0.21

0.21

 

(0.05, 0.54)

(-0.05, 0.44)

(-0.04, 0.45)

(-0.04, 0.45)

ADL

-1.17***

-1.18***

-1.18***

-1.18***

 

(-1.30, -1.05)

(-1.30, -1.06)

(-1.30, -1.06)

(-1.30, -1.06)

Hypertension

0.24*

0.21

0.21

0.21

 

(0.01, 0.48)

(-0.03, 0.44)

(-0.02, 0.44)

(-0.02, 0.44)

Diabetes

0.07

-0.01

-0.01

-0.01

 

(-0.31, 0.46)

(-0.40, 0.37)

(-0.39, 0.37)

(-0.39, 0.37)

Stroke

-0.13

-0.15

-0.15

-0.14

 

(-0.50, 0.25)

(-0.52, 0.23)

(-0.52, 0.23)

(-0.52, 0.23)

Health insurance

0.43*

0.45*

0.41*

0.41*

 

(0.07, 0.79)

(0.09, 0.81)

(0.05, 0.76)

(0.06, 0.77)

Depression

-0.09***

-0.09***

-0.09***

-0.09***

 

(-0.12, -0.07)

(-0.12, -0.06)

(-0.12, -0.06)

(-0.12, -0.06)

Constant

32.08***

29.68***

29.30***

29.00***

 

(31.19, 32.98)

(28.59, 30.77)

(28.21, 30.40)

(27.87, 30.13)

N

5295

5295

5295

5295

Adjusted R2

0.3221

0.3291

0.3325

0.3329

  1. Note: (1) 95% confidence intervals in brackets;
  2. (2) * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001;
  3. (3) All models were adjusted for a number of covariates, including age, sex, marital status, living region, hukou, health insurance, diet diversity, smoking, drinking, BMI, exercise, ADL, hypertension, diabetes, stroke or CVD, and depression
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