Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Research Article

The Interaction Effect between Blood Stasis Constitution and Atherosclerotic Factors on Cognitive Impairment in Elderly People

Table 5

The interaction effect between BS constitution and atherosclerotic factors on MMSE score.


Variables		β	R²	ΔR²	ΔF

Step 1			0.377	0.002	3.622
	RBC	0.126
	HB	0.102
	ABI	0.343
	BaPWV	-0.053
	BS constitution	-0.207
Step 2			0.392	0.016	6.604
	RBC	0.165
	HB	0.058
	ABI	0.390
	BaPWV	-0.066
	BS constitution	-0.202
	BS × RBC	-0.028
	BS × HB	0.362
	BS × ABI	0.348
	BS × BaPWV	0.317

Note: P<0.05, P<0.01, and P<0.001; β presents the unstandardized regression coefficient; R² presents the fitting coefficient; ΔR² and ΔF present the differences in R² and F between two models. Data after adjustment for sociodemographic factors including sex, age, smoking, education level, and exercise habit.