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. 2019 Mar 28;11:29. doi: 10.1186/s13195-019-0481-4

Table 4.

Predictors of death and institution over the follow-up, multivariable Cox regression analyses

Characteristics Death Institutionalization
HR (95% CI) P value HR (95% CI) P value
Age, yeara 1.66 (1.21–2.28) 0.002 1.11 (0.86–1.44) 0.44
Men vs women 2.11 (1.19–3.76) 0.01 1.56 (0.94–2.59) 0.09
Level of educationb
 Low Ref. Ref.
 Intermediate 1.21 (0.58–2.52) 0.61 2.45 (1.25–4.83) 0.009
 High 1.02 (0.45–2.31) 0.96 1.45 (0.68–3.09) 0.33
MMSE scorec 1.56 (1.16–2.10) 0.003 1.68 (1.29–2.18) < 0.001
APOE ε4 allele
 0 Ref. Ref.
 1 0.79 (0.43–1.44) 0.44 1.00 (0.58–1.73) 0.98
 2 0.59 (0.25–1.36) 0.21 0.70 (0.32–1.52) 0.37
Collection tube, before 2012 vs recent 1.37 (0.60–3.01) 0.46 0.74 (0.36–1.52) 0.41
CSF Aβ42, pg/mLc 1.89 (1.25–2.86) 0.002 0.89 (0.60–1.32) 0.55
CSF tau, pg/mLa 1.11 (0.84–1.48) 0.45 0.99 (0.78–1.26) 0.96

aContinuous, estimate for 1 standard deviation increase

bLow: primary school or less, intermediate: secondary to high school, high: baccalaureate or university degree

cContinuous, estimate for 1 standard deviation decrease