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Table 3 Model parameters for the four explanatory variables of interest stratified by outcome

From: Investigating the roles of age, sex, depression, and anxiety for valence and arousal ratings of words: a population-based study

Outcome

Explanatory variables of interest

Estimatea

95% CI

p value

Valence

 Unpleasant words (n.s.)

Age

 − 0.001

 − .017; 0.014

0.857

Sex (female)

 − .241

 − .497; 0.013

0.063

Depression

 − .176

 − .540; 0.187

0.340

Anxiety

0.068

 − .311; 0.449

0.721

 Neutral words (n.s.)

Age

0.009

0.001; 0.017

0.020

Sex (female)

 − .009

 − .134; 0.115

0.879

Depression

 − .068

 − .246; 0.110

0.453

Anxiety

0.123

 − .062; 0.310

0.192

 Pleasant words (n.s.)

Age

 − .001

 − .018; 0.014

0.812

Sex (female)

0.261

 − .002; 0.525

0.052

Depression

0.021

 − .354; 0.398

0.909

Anxiety

 − .362

 − .755; 0.030

0.070

Arousal

 Unpleasant words

Age

0.017

 − .004; 0.039

0.111

Sex (female)

0.414

0.061; 0.767

0.021

Depression

 − .095

 − .597; 0.407

0.709

Anxiety

0.362

 − .162; 0.887

0.175

 Neutral words

Age

0.033

0.017; 0.048

 < 0.001

Sex (female)

 − .232

 − .478; 0.014

0.065

Depression

0.117

 − .234; 0.468

0.512

Anxiety

0.469

0.102; 0.836

0.012

 Pleasant words

Age

 − .002

 − .023; 0.019

0.832

Sex (female)

 − .338

 − .681; − .004

0.052

Depression

 − .146

 − .635; 0.341

0.555

Anxiety

0.385

 − .125; 0.895

0.138

  1. All analyses were adjusted for education and examiner
  2. aNon-standardized regression coefficient. The linear models in the valence dimension were not significant; effects of predictors in the valence dimension should not be interpreted