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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Mar 28.
Published in final edited form as: J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 2011 Nov 24;18(1):118–127. doi: 10.1017/S1355617711001524

Table 5.

Summary of logistic regression analyses displaying ability of executive-function (EF) and episodic memory measures (year 1) to discriminate decline from no-decline outcome (year 2)

Predictors Model χ2 P R2 Classification rates (sensitivity, specificity)
Executive Function:
Step I: Age, Education 1.27 .53 .03 52% (67%, 48%)
Step II: CWIT Inhib/Switch + VF Switching 15.15 <.01 .30 73% (80%, 71%)
Learning and EF:
Step I: Age, Education 1.98 .37 .04 59% (64%, 57%)
Step II: CVLT 1–5 Total Recall 3.96 <.05 .13 57% (71%, 54%)
Step III: CWIT Inhibition/Switching 14.38 <.01 .29 79% (79%, 79%)
Recall and EF:
Step I: Age, Education 1.80 .41 .04 58% (64%, 56%)
Step II: CVLT Long-Delay Free Recall 4.59 .21 .10 59% (64%, 58%)
Step III: CWIT Inhibition/Switching 14.08 <.01 .29 77% (79%, 76%)
Recognition and EF:
Step I: Age, Education 1.80 .41 .04 58% (64%, 56%)
Step II: CVLT Recognition Discriminability 3.73 .29 .08 59% (71%, 56%)
Step III: CWIT Inhibition/Switching 14.27 <.01 .29 74% (71%, 75%)

Note. R2 = Nagelkerke R2. VF Switching = Verbal Fluency Switching Accuracy; CWIT = Color-Word Interference Test; CVLT = California Verbal Learning Test.