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. 2010 Mar 14;2010:673581. doi: 10.4061/2010/673581

Table 2.

Predictive factors in Cox Proportionate Hazards Models, including diagnosis of dementia, age, educational level, sex, family history of dementia, and CT scan findings, for the progression of dementia (worsening of severity according to CDR scale).

Variable Hazards ratio CI 95% lower–upper P-value r
Diagnosis of dementia 0.949 0.30–3.05 .939 −0.053
Age 1.049 0.96–1.15 .318 0.048
Sex 0.433 11–1.70 .230 −0.838
Educational level 1.185 1.02–1.37 .024 0.170
Family history of dementia .785
 Present 0.983 0.24–4.08 .982 −0.017
 Unknown 0.559 0.11–2.89 .487 −0.581
CT findings .881
 Mild diffuse atrophy AND/OR ↑  ventricles 15831.99 0.00–6.2E +096 .929 9.670
 Atrophy + leukoaraiosis 34834.69 0.00–1.4E +097 .923 10.458
 Focal abnormality 16949.11 0.00–6.6E +096 .929 9.738

Diagnosis of dementia: 0 = VaD; 1 = AD.