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. 2003 Feb 1;326(7383):245. doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7383.245

Table 2.

 Relative risk of developing Alzheimer's disease and dementia associated with possible indicators of impairment

Indicator
No (%) of people
Relative risk* (95% CI)
Memory complaint 457/1417 (32) 2.0 (1.5 to 2.6)
Global cognitive impairment with no dementia 212/1435 (15) 3.6 (2.6 to 4.8)
Domain specific cognitive impairment:
 Episodic/recall impairment   51/357 (14) 4.8 (2.7 to 8.5)
 Verbal fluency impairment   53/357 (15) 3.8 (2.2 to 6.6)
 Visuospatial impairment   60/360 (17) 2.1 (1.6 to 3.7)
*

Estimated by using Cox regression models with adjustment for age, education, and sex.