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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Apr 11.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Neurol. 2018 Apr 11;83(4):730–738. doi: 10.1002/ana.25196

Table 2.

Odds of developing MCI/dementia over 10 years by quartile of baseline contrast sensitivity (N=1352)

Unadjusted
OR (95% CI)
Base Model
OR (95% CI)
Base + baseline mMMSE
OR (95% CI)
Base Model + Covariates
OR (95% CI)
Contrast sensitivity average
 Lowest quartile 2.16 (1.58, 2.96) 1.75 (1.26, 2.43) 1.70 (1.22, 2.36) 1.71 (1.22, 2.38)
 2nd quartile 1.58 (1.15, 2.17) 1.39 (1.00, 1.92) 1.34 (0.97, 1.87) 1.38 (0.99, 1.93)
 3rd quartile 1.38 (1.00, 1.90) 1.27 (0.91, 1.75) 1.25 (0.90, 1.73) 1.27 (0.91, 1.78)
 Highest quartile 1.0 (reference) 1.0 (reference) 1.0 (reference) 1.0 (reference)
 p-for-trend <0.0001 0.0008 0.002 0.002
Contrast sensitivity worst eye
 Lowest quartile 1.98 (1.44, 2.70) 1.58 (1.14, 2.19) 1.57 (1.13, 2.19) 1.59 (1.14, 2.23)
 2nd quartile 1.37 (1.00, 1.88) 1.22 (0.88, 1.69) 1.19 (0.85, 1.65) 1.23 (0.88, 1.71)
 3rd quartile 1.36 (0.99, 1.86) 1.17 (0.85, 1.62) 1.20 (0.86, 1.66) 1.23 (0.88, 1.71)
 Highest quartile 1.0 (reference) 1.0 (reference) 1.0 (reference) 1.0 (reference)
 p-for-trend <0.0001 0.008 0.011 0.010
Contrast sensitivity average
 Excluding glaucoma (N=1205)
  Lowest quartile 2.10 (1.50, 2.92) 1.67 (1.18, 2.37) 1.60 (1.13, 2.28) 1.64 (1.15, 2.34)
  2nd quartile 1.56 (1.12, 2.17) 1.37 (0.97, 1.92) 1.30 (0.92, 1.83) 1.36 (0.96, 1.93)
  3rd quartile 1.43 (1.03, 2.00) 1.31 (0.93, 1.84) 1.28 (0.91, 1.81) 1.31 (0.92, 1.86)
  Highest quartile 1.0 (reference) 1.0 (reference) 1.0 (reference) 1.0 (reference)
  p-for-trend <0.0001 0.005 0.012 0.008
 Excluding AMD (N=1226)
  Lowest quartile 2.15 (1.54, 3.00) 1.73 (1.23, 2.45) 1.66 (1.17, 2.36) 1.68 (1.18, 2.39)
  2nd quartile 1.68 (1.20, 2.34) 1.46 (1.04, 2.05) 1.40 (1.00, 1.98) 1.44 (1.02, 2.04)
  3rd quartile 1.45 (1.04, 2.01) 1.33 (0.95, 1.85) 1.31 (0.93, 1.84) 1.33 (0.94, 1.87)
  Highest quartile 1.0 (reference) 1.0 (reference) 1.0 (reference) 1.0 (reference)
  p-for-trend <0.0001 0.002 0.005 0.004
 Excluding cataract (N=425)
  Lowest quartile 2.09 (1.16, 3.79) 1.80 (0.96, 3.36) 1.79 (0.96, 3.37) 1.76 (0.93, 3.36)
  2nd quartile 2.00 (1.17, 3.43) 1.69 (0.97, 2.96) 1.66 (0.95, 2.92) 1.68 (0.95, 2.97)
  3rd quartile 1.47 (0.87, 2.50) 1.38 (0.80, 2.38) 1.38 (0.80, 2.39) 1.44 (0.82, 2.50)
  Highest quartile 1.0 (reference) 1.0 (reference) 1.0 (reference) 1.0 (reference)
  p-for-trend 0.004 0.036 0.041 0.051

Abbreviations: mMMSE, modified Mini-Mental State Examination; AMD, age-related macular degeneration

Adjusted for baseline age, race, education

Adjusted for alcohol use, history of diabetes, history of hypertension, Geriatrics Depression score, and baseline mMMSE