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. 2019 Mar 3;9(3):e025274. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025274

Table 3.

Impact of Parkinson’s disease on the risk of dementia by comorbidity

Variables ≦1 year >1 year
ID (95% CI)* Crude HR
(95% CI)
AHR
(95% CI)
ID (95% CI)* Crude HR
(95% CI)
AHR
(95% CI)
Control group PD group Control group PD group
Hypertension
 No 7.49
(6.23 to 8.76)
110.98
(96.94 to 125.02)
14.55
(11.79 to 17.95)
7.75
(6.05 to 9.94)†
8.57
(8.13 to 9.01)
27.99
(25.45 to 30.53)
3.36
(3.02 to 3.73)
3.05
(2.69 to 3.45)†
 Yes 13.40
(11.26 to 15.55)
116.81
(105.12 to 128.49)
8.59
(7.12 to 10.37)
5.25
(4.26 to 6.47)†
14.80
(14.03 to 15.56)
33.14
(30.81 to 35.48)
2.29
(2.09 to 2.50)
2.07
(1.87 to 2.28)†
Interaction: p=0.01 Interaction: p<0.0001
Diabetes
 No 9.13
(7.95 to 10.31)
115.65
(105.28 to 126.02)
12.45
(10.64 to 14.56)
6.99
(5.82 to 8.41)†
10.15
(9.74 to 10.56)
29.39
(27.48 to 31.29)
2.97
(2.75 to 3.21)
2.47
(2.26 to 2.70)†
 Yes 13.69
(10.07 to 17.31)
110.87
(92.88 to 128.85)
7.99
(5.87 to 10.89)
4.43
(3.16 to 6.22)†
15.46
(14.13 to 16.79)
36.57
(32.61 to 40.53)
2.42
(2.10 to 2.78)
2.21
(1.89 to 2.59)†
Interaction: p=0.09 Interaction: p=0.19
CAD
 No 8.47
(7.31 to 9.62)
107.08
(96.49 to 117.67)
12.45
(10.53 to 14.73)
7.38
(6.09 to 8.95)†
10.11
(9.69 to 10.52)
29.77
(27.73 to 31.81)
3.02
(2.79 to 3.28)
2.58
(2.35 to 2.83)†
 Yes 16.39
(12.75 to 20.02)
129.78
(113.04 to 146.52)
7.79
(6.03 to 10.06)
4.16
(3.13 to 5.55)†
14.85
(13.66 to 16.04)
33.69
(30.47 to 36.91)
2.32
(2.05 to 2.63)
2.04
(1.77 to 2.35)†
Interaction: p=0.02 Interaction: p=0.01
Stroke
 No 7.84
(6.77 to 8.91)
99.07
(88.88 to 109.26)
12.44
(10.49 to 14.75)
7.79
(6.44 to 9.42)†
9.99
(9.59 to 10.39)
29.39
(27.37 to 31.40)
3.03
(2.80 to 3.29)
2.71
(2.48 to 2.97)†
 Yes 27.73
(21.57 to 33.88)
146.13
(128.41 to 163.86)
5.20
(4.04 to 6.69)
3.75
(2.87 to 4.90)†
19.94
(18.09 to 21.80)
34.66
(31.36 to 37.97)
1.73
(1.52 to 1.98)
1.68
(1.46 to 1.94)†
Interaction: p<0.0001 Interaction: p<0.0001
Hyperlipidaemia
 No 9.83
(8.63 to 11.03)
118.50
(108.36 to 128.63)
11.84
(10.20 to 13.73)
6.50
(5.46 to 7.73)†
10.49
(10.08 to 10.90)
30.64
(28.73 to 32.54)
2.99
(2.78 to 3.23)
2.51
(2.30 to 2.73)†
 Yes 9.08
(5.66 to 12.51)
97.10
(77.97 to 116.23)
10.57
(6.91 to 16.16)
5.83
(3.64 to 9.32)†
13.82
(12.40 to 15.23)
32.52
(28.46 to 36.58)
2.42
(2.05 to 2.84)
2.02
(1.68 to 2.43)†
Interaction: p=0.92 Interaction: p=0.18
COPD
 No 8.72
(7.53 to 9.91)
108.70
(98.33 to 119.07)
12.25
(10.38 to 14.46)
6.78
(5.60 to 8.21)†
10.21
(9.79 to 10.63)
29.59
(27.62 to 31.56)
2.98
(2.76 to 3.23)
2.54
(2.32 to 2.78)†
 Yes 14.27
(11.10 to 17.43)
128.85
(111.08 to 146.02)
8.91
(6.87 to 11.56)
5.33
(3.94 to 7.19)†
13.77
(12.70 to 14.84)
34.86
(31.31 to 38.41)
2.56
(2.25 to 2.91)
2.11
(1.82 to 2.45)†
Interaction: p=0.04 Interaction: p=0.08
Number of comorbidities
 0 5.88
(4.56 to 7.19)
99.30
(80.40 to 118.21)
16.66
(12.43 to 22.33)
8.68
(6.27 to 12.00)‡
7.48
(7.01 to 7.96)
24.63
(21.32 to 27.94)
3.40
(2.93 to 3.96)
3.52
(2.97 to 4.16)‡
 1 9.60
(7.19 to 12.00)
104.64
(85.26 to 124.02)
10.73
(7.86 to 14.64)
7.70
(5.56 to 10.69)‡
11.76
(10.87 to 12.65)
28.61
(24.94 to 32.27)
2.47
(2.13 to 2.87)
2.67
(2.27 to 3.13)‡
 ≧2 15.08
(12.65 to 17.52)
122.57
(110.65 to 134.5)
8.01
(6.63 to 9.66)
4.90
(4.01 to 5.99)‡
15.28
(14.43 to 16.12)
34.21
(31.83 to 36.60)
2.28
(2.08 to 2.49)
2.11
(1.92 to 2.32)‡
Interaction: p=0.01 Interaction: p<0.0001
Charlson’s score
 0 7.16
(6.04 to 8.28)
95.08
(83.31 to 106.84)
13.07
(10.72 to 15.96)
7.34
(5.88 to 9.17)§
9.73
(9.30 to 10.15)
28.39
(26.09 to 30.70)
3.00
(2.73 to 3.29)
2.67
(2.41 to 2.97)§
 1 16.55
(12.80 to 20.29)
120.17
(102.99 to 137.35)
7.15
(5.47 to 9.33)
4.36
(3.26 to 5.83)§
14.92
(13.70 to 16.13)
34.79
(31.34 to 38.25)
2.38
(2.09 to 2.71)
2.11
(1.83 to 2.44)§
 ≧2 19.33
(14.13 to 24.53)
148.51
(127.11 to 169.91)
7.60
(5.61 to 10.31)
5.08
(3.62 to 7.13)§
13.93
(12.36 to 15.51)
32.35
(28.45 to 36.24)
2.32
(1.96 to 2.73)
2.07
(1.71 to 2.51)§
Interaction: p=0.01 Interaction: p=0.01

*Based on Poisson assumption.

†Based on Cox proportional hazard regression with competing risk analysis and adjusted for age, sex, insurance premium, urbanisation status, geographic area, occupational status, status of hypertension, diabetes, CAD, stroke, hyperlipidaemia, COPD, Charlson’s score, and number of medical visits.

‡Based on Cox proportional hazard regression with competing risk analysis and adjusted for all variables, except for comorbidities.

§Based on Cox proportional hazard regression with competing risk analysis and adjusted for all variables, except for Charlson’s score.

AHR, adjusted HR; CAD, coronary artery disease; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; ID, incidence density(per 1000 person-years).