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. 2017 Jul 19;3(3):471–479. doi: 10.1016/j.trci.2017.06.004

Table 2.

The associations between long-term anticholinergic use and risk of mild cognitive impairment or Alzheimer's disease using Cox proportional hazards model (N = 723)

Group Model 1
Model 2
Model 3
HR (95% CI) P value HR (95% CI) P value HR (95% CI) P value
Nonusers 1.00 1.00 1.00
Possible AC users 1.65 (1.05–2.61) .031 1.67 (1.06–2.66) .029 1.63 (1.02–2.60) .04
Definite AC users 0.91 (0.54–1.54) .731 0.91 (0.54–1.53) .711 0.90 (0.53–1.52) .692

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; HR, hazard ratio.

NOTE. Model 1: adjusted for sex, race, birth year, years of education, and follow-up time. Model 2: model 1+ smoking status (current, former, never), drinker (never, ever). Model 3: model 2+ number of cardiovascular comorbidities.