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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Eur J Heart Fail. 2016 Sep 9;19(2):253–260. doi: 10.1002/ejhf.631

Table 2.

Cumulative incidence risks and hazard ratios of dementia in heart failure patients and members of the general population cohort

Comparison Cohort Heart Failure Patients

Years since diagnosis Events /No. at risk Cumulative incidence risk, % (95% CI) Events /No. at risk Cumulative incidence risk, % (95% CI) Standardized incidence ratio (95% CI) Hazard ratio controlled for matching factors* (95% CI) Adjusted hazard ratio (95% CI)
All-cause dementia
1–10 92,228/1,492,102 7.18 (7.13 – 7.22) 9,808/198,038 5.39 (5.29 – 5.49) 1.13 (1.10–1.15) 1.28 (1.25–1.31) 1.21 (1.18–1.24)
11–20 37,332/511,213 9.82 (9.72 – 9.92) 1,534/29,655 6.96 (6.62 – 7.31) 1.13 (1.07–1.18) 1.26 (1.17–1.35) 1.19 (1.11–1.28)
21–35 7,497/99,527 13.42 (13.00 – 13.86) 142/2,906 7.60 (6.27 – 9.09) 1.20 (1.01–1.41) 1.47 (1.14–1.88) 1.38 (1.07–1.79)
1–35 137,057/1,492,102 14.95 (14.84 – 15.06) 11,484/198,038 7.22 (7.08 – 7.36) 1.13 (1.11–1.15) 1.28 (1.25–1.30) 1.21 (1.18–1.24)
Alzheimer’s disease
1–10 34,454/1,492,102 2.67 (2.65 – 2.70) 2,921/198,038 1.59 (1.54 – 1.65) 0.90 (0.87–0.93) 1.02 (0.98–1.06) 1.02 (0.97–1.06)
11–20 11,170/511,213 2.95 (2.89 – 3.00) 356/29,655 1.62 (1.45 – 1.80) 0.82 (0.74–0.91) 0.79 (0.69–0.90) 0.80 (0.70–0.92)
21–35 2,469/99,527 4.62 (4.37 – 4.88) 42/2,906 2.61 (1.74 – 3.75) 1.02 (0.74–1.38) 1.37 (0.88–2.12) 1.31 (0.83–2.07)
1–35 48,093/1,492,102 5.18 (5.11 – 5.25) 3,319/198,038 2.07 (1.98 – 2.15) 0.89 (0.86–0.92) 1.00 (0.96–1.04) 1.00 (0.96–1.04)
Vascular dementia
1–10 11,168/1,492,102 0.87 (0.86 – 0.89) 1,546/198,038 0.85 (0.81 – 0.90) 1.43 (1.36–1.50) 1.66 (1.56–1.77) 1.47 (1.38–1.57)
11–20 4,710/511,213 1.25 (1.22 – 1.29) 248/29,655 1.12 (0.98 – 1.27) 1.44 (1.26–1.63) 1.84 (1.54–2.20) 1.59 (1.32–1.93)
21–35 922/99,527 1.71 (1.56 – 1.87) 30/2,906 1.53 (1.03 – 2.21) 2.04 (1.37–2.91) 2.64 (1.44–4.85) 2.29 (1.18–4.45)
1–35 16,800/1,492,102 1.90 (1.85 – 1.94) 1,824/198,038 1.17 (1.11 – 1.23) 1.44 (1.37–1.50) 1.69 (1.59–1.79) 1.49 (1.40–1.59)
Other dementias
1–10 46,606/1,492,102 3.67 (3.63 – 3.70) 5,341/198,038 2.96 (2.88 – 3.03) 1.22 (1.19–1.25) 1.38 (1.33–1.43) 1.29 (1.25–1.34)
11–20 21,452/511,213 5.71 (5.63 – 5.79) 930/29,655 4.26 (3.99 – 4.54) 1.23 (1.15–1.31) 1.46 (1.33–1.60) 1.37 (1.24–1.51)
21–35 4,106/99,527 7.37 (7.03 – 7.72) 70/2,906 3.52 (2.71 – 4.49) 1.11 (0.87–1.41) 1.26 (0.89–1.79) 1.18 (0.82–1.70)
1–35 72,164/1,492,102 8.17 (8.08 – 8.26) 6,341/198,038 4.03 (3.92 – 4.14) 1.22 (1.19–1.25) 1.39 (1.35–1.43) 1.30 (1.26–1.34)

CI, confidence interval

*

Age, sex, and calendar year

Controlled for matching factors by study design and adjusted for stroke, atrial fibrillation/atrial flutter, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, myocardial infarction, stable angina pectoris, valvular heart disease, diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, obesity, myxedema, alcoholism-related disease, head trauma, osteoarthritis, anemia, chronic kidney disease, and a modified CCI score.