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Table 6 Standardized coefficients for covariates in the adjusted structural latent growth model

From: Prospective associations between pulse pressure and cognitive performance in Chinese middle-aged and older population across a 5-year study period

Covariates

PP

Cognitive score

Initial status

Slope

Initial status

Slope

Age

0.38a

0.03

− 0.11a

− 0.23a

Sex

0.04a

− 0.06

− 0.11a

0.17a

BMI

0.05a

0.02

− 0.11a

0.03a

Education level

− 0.09a

0.02

0.60a

0.27a

Marital status

0.07a

− 0.05

− 0.02a

− 0.05

Smoking

− 0.03a

0.05

0.02

0.03

Alcohol use

− 0.01a

− 0.04

0.01

− 0.10

Hukou status

0.00

− 0.02

0.08a

0.03

Living status before age 16

0.00

− 0.04

0.05a

− 0.05

Health status before age 16

0.01

− 0.05

− 0.05a

0.15a

Hypertension

− 0.31a

0.06

− 0.00

− 0.08

Diabetes or high blood sugar

0.01

− 0.06

− 0.03a

− 0.03a

Psychiatric problems

0.03a

0.01

0.03a

− 0.07

Memory-related disease

0.03a

− 0.02

0.01

0.09

Stroke

0.03a

− 0.11a

− 0.00

0.04

Glucose

0.07a

0.05

0.07a

0.05

Glycosylated hemoglobin

− 0.03

− 0.01

− 0.03

− 0.01

Total cholesterol

0.05a

− 0.01

0.05a

− 0.01

  1. BMI Body mass index, PP Pulse pressure, Hukou is the registration system in China created in 1955 to restrict internal population movement, especially rural-to-urban migration, divided Chinese into two categories: agricultural hukou (rural hukou) and non‐agricultural hukou (urban hukou)
  2. aStatistical significance