Table 2.
Association of Sex and APOE4 with CAA Score
| Sex and APOE4 in model c | Additionally adjusting for age, Braak stage and Thal stage c |
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| Covariate | Subgroup | Effect (95% CI) |
p-value d | Effect (95% CI) |
p-value d |
| Male | All a | 0.25 (0.10, 0.40) | <.001 | 0.27 (0.12, 0.42) | <.001 |
| APOE4− b | 0.27 (0.03, 0.51) | 0.027 | 0.29 (0.05, 0.53) | 0.017 | |
| APOE4+ b | 0.24 (0.05, 0.43) | 0.014 | 0.26 (0.06, 0.46) | 0.010 | |
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| APOE4+ | All a | 0.23 (0.08, 0.38) | 0.003 | 0.22 (0.06, 0.37) | 0.005 |
| Females b | 0.24 (0.04, 0.44) | 0.017 | 0.23 (0.03, 0.43) | 0.024 | |
| Males b | 0.21 (−0.02, 0.45) | 0.074 | 0.20 (−0.03, 0.43) | 0.095 | |
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APOE4 allelic dose |
All a | 0.30 (0.20, 0.41) | <.001 | 0.30 (0.19, 0.40) | <.001 |
| Females b | 0.30 (0.16, 0.44) | <.001 | 0.29 (0.15, 0.43) | <.001 | |
| Males b | 0.30 (0.15, 0.46) | <.001 | 0.31 (0.15, 0.46) | <.001 | |
Results from models with no interaction terms.
Results from models with interaction of APOE4 and sex.
Age is included as a continuous variable, Braak stage as dichotomous (6 vs. <6), and Thal as dichotomous (5 vs. <5).
Wald p-value.