Research Article

Understanding Centenarians' Psychosocial Dynamics and Their Contributions to Health and Quality of Life

Table 5

Cognitive predictors of centenarians’ self-rated mental and physical health.

PredictorsMental healthPhysical health
BSEβ 𝑅 2 BSEβ 𝑅 2

Mini-Mental Status Exam.26.09.26 .13*.02.02.12.02
Global Deterioration Scale . 6 3 .40 . 1 6 .11 . 0 4 .07 . 0 6 .03
Severe Impairment Battery.08.06.14.10-.01.01 . 0 9 .03
Behavioral Dyscontrol Scale.12.11.11.09.02.02.12.07
COWAT.35.13.27 .15*.06.03.25*.08
FOME retention . 0 3 .18 . 0 2 .09 . 0 5 .03 . 1 5 .04
WAIS-III Similarities subtest.11.06 . 2 2 t . 1 2 t .02.01 . 2 1 . 0 5

Models controlled for sex, ethnicity, residential status, and education.
P <  .10. P <  .05. (two-tailed tests).