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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Feb 23.
Published in final edited form as: J Alzheimers Dis. 2009 Mar;16(3):577–583. doi: 10.3233/JAD-2009-0994

Table 2. Regression coefficients and odds ratios for logistic models of AChEI and memantine use.

Y = AChEI Y = memantine


Age -0.018 0.006 -3.000 0.003 0.98 . . . . .
White 0.778 0.174 4.471 0.000 2.18 0.909 0.304 2.990 0.003 2.48
Hispanic 0.493 0.281 1.754 0.079 1.64 0.081 0.502 0.161 0.872 1.08
Male 0.269 0.112 2.402 0.016 1.31 . . . . .
Loge education 0.523 0.202 2.589 0.010 1.69 0.594 0.318 1.871 0.061 1.81
Married 0.514 0.126 4.079 0.000 1.67 0.689 0.187 1.000 0.317 1.99
CDR sum of boxes 0.294 0.050 5.880 0.000 1.34 0.266 0.068 3.912 0.000 1.31
MMSE 0.183 0.066 2.779 0.005 1.20 -0.036 0.019 -1.895 0.058 0.96
MMSE Sq. -0.005 0.002 -3.333 0.001 0.99 . . . . .
Normal diagnosis -1.017 0.244 -4.168 0.000 0.36 -0.509 0.461 -1.103 0.270 0.60
AD diagnosis 0.989 0.139 7.115 0.000 2.69 0.691 0.196 3.520 0.000 1.99
Other dementia diagnosis 0.225 0.195 1.154 0.249 1.25 0.761 0.268 2.840 0.005 2.14
Clinic referral 0.796 0.111 7.171 0.000 2.22 0.554 0.152 3.645 0.000 1.74
Apathy . . . . . -0.251 0.112 -2.249 0.025 0.78
AChEI . . . . . 1.718 0.167 10.294 0.000 5.57
Constant -4.828 1.024 -4.715 0.000 . -6.083 0.987 -6.163 0.000 .
N 2436 2322

CDR = Clinical Dementia Rating; AChEI = Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitor; MMSE = Mini-Mental State Examination; AD = Alzheimer's disease.