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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Alzheimers Dement. 2016 Jan 21;12(7):758–765. doi: 10.1016/j.jalz.2015.12.010

Table 4.

Odds of Subjective Cognitive Concerns, by Quartile of Plasma Hormone Level*

Q1 (ref.) Q2 vs Q1 Q3 vs Q1 Q4 vs Q1 p trend
OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI)
Estrone (n=949)
  Model 1 1.00 0.88 (0.60–1.28) 1.03 (0.71–1.51) 0.78 (0.54–1.14) 0.27
  Model 2 1.00 0.86 (0.58–1.27) 1.09 (0.74–1.63) 0.81 (0.54–1.21) 0.42
Estrone Sulfate (n=701)
  Model 1 1.00 1.04 (0.67–1.62) 0.99 (0.64–1.54) 0.65 (0.42–1.01) 0.03
  Model 2 1.00 1.11 (0.71–1.76) 1.05 (0.67–1.67) 0.75 (0.47–1.19) 0.13
Estradiol (n=1,008)
  Model 1 1.00 0.91 (0.63–1.31) 1.03 (0.71–1.49) 0.84 (0.58–1.21) 0.39
  Model 2 1.00 0.91 (0.62–1.33) 0.98 (0.66–1.45) 0.85 (0.55–1.30) 0.49
Androstenedione (n=655)
  Model 1 1.00 0.63 (0.40–0.99) 0.71 (0.45–1.12) 0.86 (0.54–1.37) 0.82
  Model 2 1.00 0.70 (0.43–1.13) 0.72 (0.45-1.16) 0.95 (0.59-1.55) 0.95
Testosterone (n=2,053)
  Model 1 1.00 1.07 (0.83–1.39) 0.92 (0.72–1.19) 1.07 (0.83–1.39) 0.75
  Model 2 1.00 1.06 (0.81–1.38) 0.91 (0.70–1.18) 1.06 (0.82–1.39) 0.80
DHEA (n=966)
  Model 1 1.00 1.32 (0.91–1.91) 1.52 (1.05–2.20) 1.50 (1.03–2.18) 0.05
  Model 2 1.00 1.32 (0.90–1.93) 1.57 (1.07–2.30) 1.55 (1.05–2.28) 0.03
DHEA Sulfate (n=1,795)
  Model 1 1.00 1.12 (0.85–1.47) 1.04 (0.79–1.36) 1.30 (0.98–1.72) 0.09
  Model 2 1.00 1.12 (0.85–1.48) 1.03 (0.77–1.36) 1.38 (1.03–1.84) 0.04

Model 1: adjusted for age, occupation

Model 2: adjusted for age, occupation, BMI, alcohol use, physical activity, age at menopause, depression status, antidepressant use

*

Odds of any versus no SCC across 6 questionnaire items regarding self-perceived cognitive status