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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Arch Neurol. 2009 Nov;66(11):1378–1383. doi: 10.1001/archneurol.2009.237

Table 2.

Means and Cumulative Declines in 3MS scores over 7 years of Observation*

Model 1 Baseline (n=2,957) 3 years (n=2,957) 7 years (n=1,936)
FhxAD (−), APOE(−) (reference) −0.32 (−0.62 to −0.03) −2.91 (−3.37 to −2.44)
FhxAD (+), APOE(−) 0.02 (−0.49 to 0.53) −0.25 (−0.81 to 0.31) −2.69 (−3.55 to −1.83)
FhxAD (−), APOE(+) −0.70 (−1.15 to −0.24)a −2.21 (−2.69 to −1.72) −6.64 (−7.38 to −5.90)b
FhxAD (+), APOE(+) −0.46 (−1.09 to 0.16) −2.37 (−3.09 to −1.66) −9.75 (−10.82 to −8.67)b
Model 2 Baseline (n=2,145) 3 years (n=2,145) 7 years (n=1,369)
FhxAD (−), APOE(−) (reference) 0.37 (0.09 to 0.66) −1.03 (−1.43 to −0.63)
FhxAD (+), APOE(−) −0.26 (−0.80 to 0.28) 0.19 (−0.36 to 0.74) −1.30 (−2.06 to −0.55)
FhxAD (−), APOE(+) −0.42 (−0.91 to 0.07) 0.44 (−0.05 to 0.92) −0.82 (−1.46 to −0.19)
FhxAD (+), APOE(+) −0.58 (−1.30 to 0.13) 1.37 (0.60 to 2.15) −1.54 (−2.59 to −0.50)c
*

Models are adjusted for baseline age, sex, education, time, time2, and interactions between each group with time and time2.

Model 1 includes all study participants.

Model 2 excludes individuals diagnosed with prodromal AD or dementia.

a

p-value=0.003 compared with reference group

b

p-value<0.0001 compared with reference group

c

p-value=0.007 compared with reference group