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. 2014 Sep;11(9):899–907. doi: 10.2174/1567205011666141001123356

Table 3. Relationship between smoking, alcohol drinking and dementia risk in Cox proportional hazard regression model in men.

Alzheimer’s Disease Vascular Dementia Other Dementia
Crude HR for AD (95% CI) Adjusted HR for AD (95% CI) * Crude HR for VaD (95% CI) Adjusted HR for VaD (95% CI) * Crude HR for Other Dementia (95% CI) Adjusted HR for Other Dementia (95% CI) *
Smoking status
Never smoking 1 1 1 1 1 1
Past smoking 1.21(0.87-2.28) 1.20(0.89-2.31) 1.27(0.92-2.18) 1.25(0.93-2.21) 1.14(0.72-1.93) 1.15(0.76-1.96)
Current smoking 2.15(1.21-4.06) 2.14(1.20-4.46) 3.25(1.29-4.27) 3.28(1.14-4.52) 1.21(0.79-1.36) 1.18(0.72-1.39)
Drinking status
Occasional drinking 1 1 1 1 1 1
Monthly drinking 1.06(0.76-1.32) 1.03(0.83-1.35) 1.12(0.67-1.29) 1.18(0.86-1.24) 1.13(0.58-1.36) 1.01(0.69-1.28)
Weekly drinking 1.28(0.75-1.31) 1.31(0.69-1.43) 1.37(0.87-1.29) 1.35(0.82-1.25) 1.07(0.70-1.29) 1.09(0.76-1.34)
Daily drinking 2.29(1.45-3.92) 2.25(1.43-3.97) 3.34(1.29-4.28) 3.42(1.18-4.51) 1.08(0.81-1.36) 1.06(0.82-1.39)
Co-smoking and drinking status
Non-smoking and drinking 1 1 1 1 1 1
Only smoking 1.01(0.82-1.12) 1.01(0.86-1.13) 1.02(0.76-1.06) 1.06(0.77-1.08) 1.01(0.71-1.02) 1.01(0.74-1.03)
Only drinking 1.03(0.96-1.14) 1.03(0.97-1.14) 1.03(0.82-1.07) 1.05(0.85-1.09) 1.01(0.72-1.03) 1.01(0.74-1.04)
Co-smoking and drinking 3.02(1.61-4.16) 3.03(1.65-4.19) 3.94(1.63-4.68) 3.96(1.64-4.71) 1.12(1.13-1.27) 1.12(1.14-1.28)

Co-smoking and drinking: co-existence of smoking and drinking

HR: hazard ratio, CI: confidence interval

* adjusted for age, BMI, education, ApoE, vascular risk factors