Table 3 Core models on objective cognition.

From: Examining cognitive differences in expert meditators and non-meditators older adults

Predictors

Estimate (95% CI)

F (df)

PFDR

(A) Attentional composite score

Group (experts vs non-meditators)

−0.01 (−0.41, 0.39)

0.00 (1, 157)

0.97

Education

0.05 (0.001, 0.10)

4.04 (1, 157)

0.09

Age

−0.10 (−0.13, −0.06)

28.54 (1, 157)

0.0004 (R2sp = 0.15)

Sex (female vs male)

0.19 (−0.11, 0.49)

1.54 (1,157)

0.32

(B) Executive function composite score

Group (experts vs non-meditators)

0.30 (−0.09, 0.70)

2.27 (1, 157)

0.22

Education

0.09 (0.05, 0.14)

15.87 (1, 157)

0.0004 (R2sp = 0.09)

Age

−0.07 (−0.11, −0.04)

16.62 (1, 157)

0.0004 (R2sp = 0.10)

Sex (female vs male)

0.32 (0.03, 0.62)

4.61 (1, 157)

0.08

(C) Episodic memory composite score

Group (experts vs non-meditators)

0.57 (0.17, 0.97)

8.01 (1, 156)

0.017 (R2sp = 0.05)

Education

0.03 (−0.01, 0.08)

2.00 (1, 156)

0.25

Age

−0.05 (−0.09, −0.01)

7.71 (1, 156)

0.017 (R2sp = 0.05)

Sex (female vs male)

0.81 (0.51, 1.11)

28.73 (1,156)

0.0004 (R2sp = 0.16)

(D) PACC5

Group (experts vs non-meditators)

0.17 (−0.22, 0.56)

0.73 (1, 156)

0.52

Education

0.09 (0.04, 0.14)

15.37 (1, 156)

0.0004 (R2sp = 0.09)

Age

−0.08 (−0.11, −0.04)

20.44 (1, 156)

0.0004 (R2sp = 0.12)

Sex (female vs male)

0.64 (0.35, 0.93)

18.73 (1, 156)

0.0004 (R2sp = 0.11)

  1. Note. CI: Confidence Interval, df: degrees of freedom, Rsp2: semi-partial R2, FDR: False Discovery Rate, significant effects in bold.