Table 2 association between baseline anemia and follow-up cognitive function.

From: Bidirectional relationship between anemia and cognitive function in middle-aged and older Chinese adults: a longitudinal study

Cognitive function

All participants

Male

Female

β(95%CI)

β(95%CI)

β(95%CI)

Model 1

− 0.89(− 1.29, − 0.49) < 0.001

− 1.23(− 1.77, − 0.70) < 0.001

− 0.47(− 1.03, 0.08)0.092

Model 2

− 0.55(− 0.95, − 0.15) 0.007

− 0.21(− 0.78, 0.35)0.460

− 0.85(− 1.40, − 0.31)0.002

Model 2

− 0.50(− 0.91, − 0.10)0.014

− 0.12(− 0.70, 0.45)0.670

− 0.83(− 1.39, − 0.28)0.003

  1. Model 1: no adjusted factors.
  2. Model 2: adjusted for age, sex, education and baseline hemoglobin level.
  3. Model 3: additional adjusted for hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, smoking, drinking, white blood cell, C-reactive protein, eGFR, mean corpuscular volume (MCV), BMI.
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