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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Arch Neurol. 2009 Jun;66(6):767–772. doi: 10.1001/archneurol.2009.80

Table 3.

Relation of baseline level of cognitive function to risk of death*

Mild Cognitive Impairment Alzheimer's Disease
Cognitive Measure Separate Models HR (95% CI) Single Model HR (95% CI) Separate Models HR (95% CI) Single Model HR (95% CI)
Episodic memory 1.48 (1.08, 2.04) 1.29 (0.92, 1.80) 1.60 (1.19,2.14) 1.27 (0.87,1.86)
Semantic memory 1.75 (1.30, 2.34) 1.31 (0.94, 1.83) 1.47 (1.16,1.86) 0.95 (0.69, 1.31)
Working memory 1.29 (1.03, 1.62) 1.01 (0.79, 1.29) 1.73 (1.35,2.23) 1.16(0.84,1.62)
Perceptual speed 1.66 (1.32, 2.09) 1.51 (1.14, 2.00) 1.87 (1.43, 2.43) 1.56 (1.10, 2.21)
Visuospatial ability 1.12 (0.90, 1.39) 1.03 (0.80, 1.32) 1.49 (1.21, 1.84) 1.12 (0.85, 1.49)
*

From proportional hazards models that controlled for age, sex, race, and education. HR, hazard ratio; CI, confidence interval.