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. 2009 Nov 10;6(11):e1000180. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000180

Table 5. Unconditional logistic regression adjusted for age and multivariable analyses and estimated partial AR at death for dementia.

Neuropathological Findings Age Adjusted Analysis Multivariable Analysis AR
OR 95% CI p-Value OR 95% CI Percent 95% CI
Age at death (y)
<80 1.0 1.0
80–89 3.2 1.8–5.5 2.5 1.1–5.8 8 0–16
≥90 5.2 2.9–9.4 <0.001 3.4 1.4–8.3 10 3–16
Time since last interview (y) Not included Not included
<1 1.0
>1 1.2 0.8–1.7 0.5
Brain weight for sex (g)
Low 5.7 3.2–10 <0.001 4.1 1.9–9.2 12 5–19
Average 2.0 1.2–34 2.1 1.0–4.2 5 0–11
High 1.0 1.0
Neuritic plaques in neocortex
None 1.0 1.0
Mild 1.2 0.7–2.2 1.0
Moderate 2.9 1.7–5.0 1.0
Severe 18.5 7.3–47 <0.001 9.7 2.1–43 8 3–14
Diffuse plaques in neocortex Not included Not included
None 1.0
Mild 1.4 0.7–2.5
Moderate 1.6 0.9–2.9
Severe 4.2 2.3–7.9 <0.001
NFT in neocortex
None 1.0 1.0
Mild 1.3 0.8–2.1 1.0 0.5–1.8
Moderate 8.9 4.0–20 7.1 2.3–22 11 5–19
Severe <0.001
Neuritic plaques in hippocampus Not included Not included
None 1.0
Mild 1.9 1.1–3.3
Moderate 3.5 2.1–5.9
Severe 8.5 3.2–22 <0.001
Diffuse plaques in hippocampus Not included Not included
None 1.0
Mild 1.5 0.9–2.5
Moderate 2.0 1.1–3.5
Severe 2.2 0.7–7.2 0.06
Tangles in hippocampus Not included Not included
None 1.0
Mild 1.3 0.6–2.8
Moderate 2.7 1.2–5.9
Severe 8.4 3.7–19 <0.001
Neuritic plaques in the entorhinal cortex Not included Not included
None 1.0
Mild 1.9 1.1–3.1
Moderate 3.7 2.1–6.5
Severe 11.1 4.0–30 <0.001
Diffuse plaques in the entorhinal cortex Not included Not included
None 1.0
Mild 2.2 1.3–3.8
Moderate 2.6 1.5–4.4
Severe 5.5 2.5–12 <0.001
Tangles in entorhinal cortex Not included Not included
None 1.0
Mild 1.7 0.6–4.5
Moderate 3.4 1.4–8.6
Severe 12.7 4.8–34 <0.001
CAA
None 1.0 1.0 1.0
Mild 1.9 1.1–3.3 1.8 0.8–3.8 2 0–6
Moderate 4.0 2.2–7.4 2.9 1.2–6.8 5 1–10
Severe <0.001 2.9 1.2–6.8 5 1–10
Moderate/severe CAA Not included Not included
No 1.0
Yes 4.3 2.4–7.6 <0.001
Lewy bodies
No 1.0 1.0 1.0
Yes 3.2 1.5–6.9 <0.003 3.5 1.3–9.3 3 1–7
Vascular disease (VD) Not included Not included
None 1.0
One of infarct/lacune/haemorrhage 0.7 0.3–1.9
SVD only 1.6 0.9–2.8
Multiple 2.5 1.4–4.3 <0.004
Overall vascular pathology
None 1.0 1.0
Infarcts/haemorrhage 1.0 0.3–3.8 2.4 0.4–12
SVD/WML/lacunes 2.5 1.4–4.4 3.7 1.5–9.6 12 3–19
Both 2.9 1.6–5.5 <0.003 4.8 1.9–12 9 3–15
Periventricular WML Not included Not included
None 1.0
Mild 2.0 0.9–4.5
Moderate/severe 4.3 1.9–9.8 <0.001
Deep subcortical WML Not included Not included
None 1.0
Mild 1.6 1.0–2.6
Moderate 1.6 0.9–3.1
Severe 3.3 1.6–6.8 <0.01
Hippocampal atrophy
None 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
Mild 2.2 1.3–3.9 1.8 0.9–3.7 2 0–6
Moderate 6.9 3.7–13 3.4 1.5–7.5 8 2–15
Severe 11.1 2.5–50 <0.001 3.4 1.5–7.5 8 2–15
Neocortical atrophy Not included Not included
None 1.0 1.0
Mild 1.6 1.0–2.8
Moderate 5.9 3.3–10
Severe 37.8 5.0–29 <0.01