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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Sep 14.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2010 Feb;18(2):177–186. doi: 10.1097/JGP.0b013e3181c65864

TABLE 7.

Likelihood of First Diagnosis of Cognitive Impairment (Probable Dementia or Minor Cognitive Impairment) as Associated With Selected Demographic and Clinical Factors: Results of Multivariable Logistic Regression Modeling, Controlling for Year of First Neuropsychiatric Evaluation

Factors Odds Ratio 95% CI p
Age 1.12 1.05–1.18 0.0001
Education 0.92
   College grad (reference)
   Some college 0.85 0.48–1.53
   High school grad 0.81 0.43–1.54
   Less than high school 0.82 0.43–1.57
Race 0.02
   Non-white (reference)
   White 1.80 1.15–2.84
Smoking 0.75
   Never (reference)
   Past 0.93 0.60–1.43
   Current 0.74 0.33–1.66
Diabetes 1.98 1.09–3.59 0.03
BMI 0.99 0.96–1.03 0.75
Baseline 3MSE 0.96 0.93–1.00 0.08
Hormone therapy 0.86 0.57–1.29 0.47
Any depressive-anxiety-
        alcohol disordera
2.06 1.17–3.60 0.02

Notes: p values are from Wald χ2 test with df = 1.

a

Any depressive-anxiety-alcohol disorder includes major depression, general anxiety, panic, or alcohol abuse.