Table 3 Results of the base-adjusted mixed-effects model for the effect of area-based socioeconomic deprivation (NZDep) on cognitive functioning (ACE-R).

From: Higher socioeconomic deprivation in areas predicts cognitive decline in New Zealanders without cognitive impairment

Term

Coefficient

95%CI

SE

z

P-value

Fixed Effects

     

NZDep

-0.10

-0.17; -0.02

0.04

-2.37

0.018

Time

-0.54

-1.09; -0.01

0.28

-1.91

0.056

NZDep x Time*

-0.12

-0.22; -0.02

0.05

-2.38

0.017

Age

0.14

-0.42; 0.72

0.29

0.51

0.609

Age²

-0.001

-0.006; 0.003

0.002

-0.82

0.414

Gender (ref. male)

Female

0.93

0.52; 1.34

0.21

4.42

< 0.001

Education (ref. university degree)

     

No qualifications

-3.57

-4.30; -2.84

0.37

-9.62

< 0.001

Secondary school qualification

-1.69

-2.29; -1.08

0.31

-5.49

< 0.001

Post-secondary cert or diploma

-1.12

-1.66; -0.59

0.27

-4.14

< 0.001

Ethnicity (ref. Non-Māori)

Māori

-0.34

-0.83; 0.15

0.25

-1.37

0.172

Intercept

94.09

76.42; 111.76

9.02

10.44

< 0.001

Random Effects

     

Intercept

1.40

1.29; 1.52

0.06

  

Residuals

2.45

2.32; 2.59

0.07

  

Model Fit

     

Number of obs

1,482

    

Number of groups

783

    

AIC

7783.72

    

BIC

7863.24

    

ICC

0.72

    
  1. *indicating cognitive decline.
  2. Significant values are in bold.