Table 3.
Unadjusted multinomial regression model and adjustment in patients with MCI and AD (the independent variables analyzed were the Fazekas, Scheltens, and Koedam scales)
| NC (reference category) | Nonadjusted model |
Model 1: age and education |
Model 2: cardiovascular risk factors |
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| OR | 95% CI | p value | OR | 95% CI | p value | OR | 95% CI | p value | |
| Fazekas scale | |||||||||
| MCI | 2.7 | 1.2–5.8 | 0.010 | 2.5 | 1.1–5.7 | 0.020 | 2.2 | 0.90–5.5 | 0.08 |
| AD | 16.1 | 5–47 | <0.001 | 18.0 | 4.8–66 | <0.001 | 7.6 | 2.7–20 | <0.001 |
| Scheltens scale | |||||||||
| MCI | 1.9 | 1.0–3.9 | 0.05 | 1.8 | 0.90–3.8 | 0.09 | 1.3 | 0.31–5.5 | 0.69 |
| AD | 15.5 | 5.5–43 | <0.001 | 33.0 | 6.6–67 | <0.001 | 4.5 | 3.5–58 | 0.003 |
| Koedam scale | |||||||||
| MCI | 2.5 | 1.0–5.7 | 0.03 | 3.0 | 1.1–7.6 | 0.02 | 0.7 | 0.12–4.3 | 0.74 |
| AD | 9.0 | 3.1–25 | <0.001 | 9.1 | 6.1–13 | <0.001 | 8.9 | 1.0–72 | 0.04 |
Model 1: adjustment for age and level of education. Model 2: adjustment for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and smoking status. MCI, mild cognitive impairment; AD, Alzheimer disease; NC, normal cognition; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.