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. 2019 Feb 27;11(4):1163–1176. doi: 10.18632/aging.101816

Table 2. Overview of estimates for slopes across groups with different genetic risks.

Study population n/N n-1
(95%CI)
R-squared*
Total study population 1,124/9,362 12.82 (9.01-16.62) 0.925
APOE ・4 Carrier 481/2,624 10.56 (5.96-15.17) 0.849
Homozygote 70/213 8.92 (5.74-12.11) 0.923
Heterozygote 411/2,411 14.93 (8.11-21.75) 0.878
Non-carrier 643/6,738 15.02 (11.28-18.76) 0.946
Weighted genetic risk score tertile First 296/3,146 15.04 (9.41-20.68) 0.885
Second 376/3,120 12.8 (9.94-15.65) 0.956
Third 452/3,096 11.72 (7.37-16.08) 0.886
Weighted genetic risk score first tertile APOE ・4 carrier 124/843 8.47 (1.91-15.04) 0.886
APOE ・4 non-carrier 172/2,303 15.3 (11.77-18.82) 0.954
Weighted genetic risk score second tertile APOE ・4 carrier 161/930 10.31 (6.83-13.79) 0.905
APOE ・4 non-carrier 215/2,190 15.54 (12.02-19.05) 0.955
Weighted genetic risk score third tertile APOE ・4 carrier 196/851 8.93 (3.51-14.36) 0.738
APOE ・4 non-carrier 256/2,245 14.39 (9.81-18.97) 0.915

Abbreviations: APOE, apolipoprotein E; n, number of incident Alzheimer’s disease events; N, total number of participants; n-1, estimate for slope (i.e. number of steps minus 1).

*Obtained from linear regression model log(Alzheimer’s disease incidencei) = β0 + β1*log(agei)