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Table 4 Average marginal effects of noise exposure (Lnight)

From: Road traffic noise and cognitive function in older adults: a cross-sectional investigation of The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing

  

dy/dx (95% C.I.)

p-value

dy/dx (95% C.I.)

p-value

  

MMSE errors

MoCA errors

Noise

35.7–45.8 dB(A)

[ref.]

 

[ref.]

 
 

45.9–48.9 dB(A)

0.012 (− 0.109, 0.133)

0.847

− 0.151 (− 0.290, − 0.013)

0.034

 

49.0–51.2 dB(A)

0.198 (0.066, 0.329)

0.003

−0.011 (− 0.153, 0.130)

0.875

 

51.3–53.7 dB(A)

−0.030 (− 0.150, 0.091)

0.628

− 0.123 (− 0.261, 0.014)

0.078

 

53.8–69.3 dB(A)

0.108 (− 0.030, 0.247)

0.125

− 0.011 (− 0.160, 0.138)

0.886

N

 

1678

 

1407

 
  

ANT score

CTT-2 time

Noise

35.7–45.8 dB(A)

[ref.]

 

[ref.]

 
 

45.9–48.9 dB(A)

−0.053 (−0.195, 0.088)

0.457

−0.099 (− 0.233, 0.035)

0.147

 

49.0–51.2 dB(A)

− 0.117 (− 0.259, 0.025)

0.107

− 0.083 (− 0.229, 0.064)

0.269

 

51.3–53.7 dB(A)

− 0.115 (− 0.250, 0.020)

0.096

0.037 (− 0.122, 0.196)

0.648

 

53.8–69.3 dB(A)

− 0.209 (− 0.346, − 0.072)

0.003

0.059 (− 0.078, 0.195)

0.399

N

 

1667

 

1394

 
  

Immediate recall score

Delayed recall score

Noise

35.7–45.8 dB(A)

[ref.]

 

[ref.]

 
 

45.9–48.9 dB(A)

0.074 (−0.062, 0.211)

0.284

0.137 (0.005, 0.270)

0.043

 

49.0–51.2 dB(A)

0.031 (−0.103, 0.164)

0.654

0.055 (− 0.085, 0.195)

0.442

 

51.3–53.7 dB(A)

0.110 (−0.026, 0.246)

0.114

0.087 (− 0.048, 0.223)

0.207

 

53.8–69.3 dB(A)

0.041 (− 0.099, 0.180)

0.570

0.054 (− 0.079, 0.187)

0.424

N

 

1678

 

1679

 
  

CTT-1 time

CRT total time

Noise

35.7–45.8 dB(A)

[ref.]

 

[ref.]

 
 

45.9–48.9 dB(A)

−0.092 (−0.208, 0.025)

0.123

0.000 (−0.149, 0.149)

1.000

 

49.0–51.2 dB(A)

0.078 (−0.110, 0.266)

0.413

0.035 (−0.117, 0.186)

0.653

 

51.3–53.7 dB(A)

−0.028 (− 0.151, 0.094)

0.649

0.083 (− 0.080, 0.245)

0.319

 

53.8–69.3 dB(A)

−0.030 (− 0.148, 0.088)

0.616

0.087 (− 0.082, 0.255)

0.315

N

 

1412

 

1322

 
  1. Noise exposure is categorised using quintiles. Cognitive health outcome variables standardised using z-scores. Results correspond to models that adjust for socio-demographic, behavioural and health characteristics. C.I. denotes confidence interval