Skip to main content
. 2006 Apr 4;77(8):902–908. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.2005.077818

Table 3 Risk of cognitive impairment according to KOLT by APOE4 status.

OR* of cognitive impairment† (95% CI)
Impaired (n) Unimpaired (n)
Unadjusted Adjusted‡
Women
 APOE4 negatives 72 749 Reference Reference
 APOE4 heterozygotes 44 294 1.6 (1.05 to 2.3) 1.8 (1.1 to 2.8)
 APOE4 homozygotes 5 33 1.6 (0.6 to 4.2) 1.1 (0.3 to 3.7)
Men
 APOE4 negatives 51 609 Reference Reference
 APOE4 heterozygotes 28 265 1.3 (0.8 to 2.0) 1.1 (0.6 to 2.1)
 APOE4 homozygotes 14 17 9.8 (4.6 to 21) 10.7 (4.7 to 24)

APOE4, apolipoprotein E ε4 allele; CI, confidence interval; KOLT, Kendrick Objective Learning Test; OR, odds ratio.

*Compared with participants without APOE4.

†Lowest decile by sex.

‡For the covariates listed in the Methods section, of which the following remained in each regression: women, APOE4 heterozygotes: education, high‐density lipoprotein cholesterol, triglycerides, history of cardiovascular disease or hypertension; women, APOE4 homozygotes: history of cardiovascular disease or hypertension; men, APOE4 heterozygotes: education, systolic blood pressure, creatinine, history of cardiovascular disease or hypertension; men, APOE4 homozygotes: education.