Table 2 Meta-regression comparison between the global MSE score and the effect of individual MSE dimensions

From: Social exposome and brain health outcomes of dementia across Latin America

Variable

Model type

Common effect size

Models difference

χ2

p-Value

All subjects

Cognition

Global MSE score

0.23 (0.23–0.24)

3498.68

<1 × 10−768

Individual MSE dimensions

0.12 (0.12–0.12)

Functional ability

Global MSE score

0.06 (0.06–0.06)

130.98

<1 × 10−30

Individual MSE dimensions

0.05 (0.05–0.05)

Neuropsychiatric symptoms

Global MSE score

0.08 (0.08–0.08)

803.71

<1 × 10−176

Individual MSE dimensions

0.03 (0.03–0.03)

HC

Cognition

Global MSE score

0.60 (0.60–0.60)

7133.11

<1 × 10−308

Individual MSE dimensions

0.43 (0.43–0.44)

AD

Cognition

Global MSE score

0.23 (0.23–0.24)

3078.06

<1 × 10−675

Individual MSE dimensions

0.08 (0.08–0.08)

Functional ability

Global MSE score

0.08 (0.08–0.09)

369.65

<1 × 10−82

Individual MSE dimensions

0.04 (0.03–0.04)

Neuropsychiatric symptoms

Global MSE score

0.11 (0.10–0.11)

502.61

<1 × 10-111

Individual MSE dimensions

0.05 (0.04–0.05)

FTLD

Cognition

Global MSE score

0.17 (0.16–0.18)

375.32

<1 × 10−83

Individual MSE dimensions

0.08 (0.07–0.08)

Functional ability

Global MSE score

0.15 (0.14–0.16)

174.28

<1 × 10−39

Individual MSE dimensions

0.08 (0.08–0.09)

Neuropsychiatric symptoms

Global MSE score

0.15 (0.15–0.16)

144.27

<1 × 10−33

Individual MSE dimensions

0.10 (0.09–0.10)

  1. Meta-regression models were implemented as two-sided. No adjustments were made for multiple comparisons.