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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Geriatr Soc. 2008 Nov 19;57(1):89–93. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2008.02080.x

Table 3.

Multivariate regression analysis* relating subclinical hyperthyroidism to the risk of having low Mini-Mental State Examination score (< 24)

Characteristic H.R. 95% C.I. P
Subclinical Hyperthyroidism 2.26 [1.32-3.91] 0.003
Age 1.12 [1.09-1.14] <.0001
Sex 1.62 [1.15-2.30] 0.006
Physical activity 0.64 [0.45-0.91] 0.01
Stroke 1.38 [0.99-1.90] 0.05
Parkinson’s disease 2.11 [1.06-4.19] 0.03
Diabetes 1.06 [0.99-1.13] 0.06
*

Also adjusted for smoking, hypertension, and chronic heart failure (using backward selection analysis)