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. 2026 Jul 31;9(5):1254–1262. doi: 10.31662/jmaj.2026-0132

Table 3.

Associations between Clinical Risk Factors and Mortality by Dementia Status.

Clinical factors With dementia Without dementia
HR (95% CI) p-Value HR (95% CI) p-Value
Male (ref: female) 1.59 (0.90-2.79) 0.112 1.33 (1.20-1.47) <0.001
Age - per 10-year increase 1.00 (0.96-1.04) 0.872 1.02 (1.01-1.02) <0.001
Body mass index - per 1 kg/m2 increase 0.97 (0.89-1.05) 0.466 0.96 (0.95-0.97) <0.001
Smoking status, current/former (ref: never) 0.99 (0.52-1.87) 0.967 1.07 (0.96-1.19) 0.222
Charlson Comorbidity Index ≥3 (ref: 0-2) 0.89 (0.45-1.76) 0.738 1.33 (1.18-1.50) <0.001
Barthel Index = 100 (ref: <100) 0.48 (0.27-0.83) 0.013 0.57 (0.51-0.64) <0.001
Hypertension (ref: no hypertension) 0.92 (0.56-1.53) 0.759 1.14 (1.04-1.26) 0.004
Dyslipidemia (ref: no dyslipidemia) 1.04 (0.57-1.89) 0.910 0.90 (0.81-1.01) 0.067
Calendar date ≥January 1, 2021 (ref: < January 1, 2021) 0.85 (0.51-1.40) 0.518 1.14 (1.05-1.24) 0.002

CI: confidence interval; HR: hazard ratio; ref: reference.