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Published in final edited form as: Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord. 2010 Jul–Sep;24(3):213–219. doi: 10.1097/WAD.0b013e3181d1b99b

Table 2. Hazard Ratios from Poisson regression.

	CLINICAL COHORT N=2,214			REGISTER COHORT N=18,405

	AD	*VaD*	*All dementias*	*All dementias*
CVD
first 3 yrs after exposure	1.48 (0.83-2.64)	3.64 (2.01-6.57)	1.83 (1.23-2.72)	1.98 (1.57-2.49)
>3 yrs after exposure	0.67 (0.37-1.21)	2.63 (1.62-4.25)	1.32 (0.95-1.83)	1.43 (1.20-1.72)
MI
first 3 yrs after exposure	0.91 (0.35-2.35)	4.64 (2.40-8.96)	1.88 (1.15-3.09)	2.22 (1.69-2.91)
>3 yrs after exposure	0.64 (0.27-1.53)	2.17 (1.09-4.31)	1.07 (0.64-1.79)	1.29 (1.01-1.65)

Age-adjusted hazards ratios (HR) with 95% confidence interval (CI) from Poisson regression with a (time since exposure)*CVD interaction. Abbreviations: AD, Alzheimer's disease; VaD, vascular dementia; CVD, cardiovascular disease; MI, myocardial infarction; yrs, years.