Table 4.

Predictors of developing dementia in patients with DM and cognitive impairment (multivariate logistic regression model; Nagelkerke R²=0.689)

Predictor variable	OR	95% CI
		Lower	Upper
Age (years)	0.956	0.885	1.033
Diabetes duration (years)*	1.542	1.268	1.875
Fasting glycemia (mg/dL)*	1.019	1.002	1.035
Postprandial glycemia (mg/dL)	1.008	0.990	1.026
HbA1c (%)*	0.387	0.257	0.450
Triglycerides (mg/dL)	0.984	0.966	1.002
HDLc (mg/dL)*	0.922	0.854	0.997
LDLc (mg/dL)*	1.018	1.004	1.039
Strokea,*	1.523	1.401	1.704
Cardiovascular disease	1.258	1.103	1.347

Notes:

^aPresence of at least one stroke event.

^*Predictor variable is significant both independently and as a cofactor.

Abbreviations: DM, diabetes mellitus; HDLc, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDLc, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.