Table 3.
Factors Associated with Severity of Cognitive Impairment (CI)
| Characteristic | Number of Domains Impaired | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| N=224 | N=215 | N=114 | |
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| OR (95% CI) | |||
| Age | |||
| <65 | (Referent)† | (Referent) | (Referent) |
| 65–74 | 0.83 (0.46–1.52) | 2.56 (1.30–5.03) | 4.34 (1.71–10.98) |
| 75–84 | 1.50 (0.80–2.82) | 5.77 (2.85–11.68) | 12.22 (4.89–30.58) |
| ≥85 | 3.82 (1.48–9.88) | 22.44 (8.36–60.21) | 65.82 (20.22–214.28) |
| Female | 0.51 (0.31–0.82) | 0.31 (0.18 – 0.51) | 0.18 (0.10 – 0.33) |
| White race | 1.43 (0.68–3.02) | 0.89 (0.41–1.96) | 0.48 (0.20–1.15) |
| Education | |||
| < High school | (Referent) | (Referent) | (Referent) |
| High school/some college | 0.68 (0.31–1.48) | 0.23 (0.10–0.49) | 0.18 (0.08–0.41) |
| ≥ College graduate | 0.31 (0.15–0.67) | 0.10 (0.05–0.21) | 0.04 (0.02–0.11) |
| Depression | 1.56 (0.96–2.55) | 1.52 (0.91–2.55) | 1.98 (1.08–3.64) |
| Hospitalized w/in 3 months for HF | 0.69 (0.42–1.14) | 0.99 (0.59–1.65) | 0.84 (0.46–1.53) |
| Confidence recognizing changes in health, very/extremely confident | 0.66 (0.39–1.16) | 0.87 (0.49–1.54) | 0.75 (0.38–1.47) |
| Confidence recognizing symptoms of HF, very/extremely confident | 0.79 (0.60–1.03) | 1.01 (0.76–1.34) | 0.88 (0.62–1.26) |
| Confidence recognizing symptoms requiring medical contact, very/extremely confident§ | 0.93 (0.52–1.65) | 0.89 (0.49–1.64) | 0.55 (0.27–1.12) |
| Confidence recognizing symptoms requiring 911, very/extremely confident | 1.66 (0.90–3.08) | 1.17 (0.62–2.22) | 1.25 (0.61–2.58) |
| Total cardiac comorbid conditions | 0.97 (0.83–1.13) | 1.00 (0.85–1.18) | 1.00 (0.82–1.22) |
| Total non-cardiac comorbid conditions | 1.36 (1.06–1.75) | 1.27 (0.98–1.66) | 1.16 (0.84–1.60) |
| Clinical exam findings | |||
| Pulmonary rales | 1.70 (0.95–3.03) | 1.45 (0.78–2.68) | 1.41 (0.66–3.03) |
†
Referent group consists of those patients with no cognitive impairment