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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Alzheimers Dis. 2011;23(4):607–615. doi: 10.3233/JAD-2010-101428

Table 3.

Odds ratios (95% confidence intervals) for dementia and cognitive impairment after 25 years according to midlife caffeine intake

Caffeine intake (mg/d)
0–115.5 >115.5–188.0 >188.0–277.5 >277.5–415.0 >415.0–2673.0
No. of men 707 604 784 704 695
All dementia
    No. of cases 43 42 51 54 36
    Age-adjusted 1.00 1.13 (0.71–1.80) 1.26 (0.81–1.96) 1.46 (0.94–2.26) 1.25 (0.77–2.03)
    Multivariable-adjusted* 1.00 1.21 (0.74–1.96) 1.31 (0.82–2.09) 1.47 (0.92–2.35) 1.12 (0.66–1.91)
Alzheimer's disease
    No. of cases 26 24 26 24 18
    Age-adjusted 1.00 1.05 (0.58–1.90) 1.05 (0.59–1.87) 1.03 (0.57–1.86) 1.08 (0.57–2.03)
    Multivariable-adjusted* 1.00 1.20 (0.65–2.23) 1.15 (0.62–2.11) 1.07 (0.57–2.00) 0.95 (0.46–1.95)
Vascular dementia
    No. of cases 11 15 19 22 13
    Age-adjusted 1.00 1.59 (0.71–3.52) 1.82 (0.85–3.89) 2.28 (1.08–4.81) 1.74 (0.76–3.98)
    Multivariable-adjusted* 1.00 1.52 (0.68–3.43) 1.83 (0.84–3.99) 2.09 (0.97–4.52) 1.45 (0.59–3.53)
Cognitive impairment (CASI <74)
    No. of cases 67 69 77 80 54
    Age-adjusted 1.00 1.22 (0.83–1.78) 1.19 (0.82–1.72) 1.37 (0.95–1.97) 1.13 (0.76–1.69)
    Multivariable-adjusted* 1.00 1.20 (0.80–1.80) 1.21 (0.82–1.79) 1.33 (0.90–1.98) 1.02 (0.66–1.59)
*

Adjusts for age, physical activity index, smoking, years of education, APOE ε4 status, elevated cholesterol, and hypertension.