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. 2019 Jul 12;20:261. doi: 10.1186/s12882-019-1425-8

Table 2.

Cox proportional regression models on the association of glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and dementia. Hazard ratios are presented with 95% confidence intervals

Total Dementia NCA Combined AD, VaD, Mixed AD/VaD NC AD NC VaD NC Mixed AD/VaD NC Other Dementia NC
eGFR 668 528 348 112 68 140
Model 1c > 90 Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref
69.0–89.9 9.96 (6.04–16.42) 10.52 (5.76–18.26) 9.88 (4.87–20.03) 6.86 (2.50–18.81) not sig 9.17 (3.37–24.96)
30.0–59.9 41.73 (25.17–69.19) 46.10 (25.75–82.51) 48.22 (23.65–98.31) 26.10 (9.31–73.17) not sig 29.77 (10.69–82.88)
< 30 62.85 (21.00–188.06) 63.22 (17.83–224.14) 32.70 (4.09–261.59) 131.97 (24.14–721.62) not sig 65.94 (7.36–590.56)
Model 2d > 90 Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref
69.0–89.9 1.38 (.82–2.34) 1.24 (.68–2.26) 1.09 (.52–2.29) 1.08 (.37–3.16) not sig 2.03 (.71–5.80)
30.0–59.9 1.24 (.71–2.16) 1.09 (.58–2.07) .98 (.45–2.15) .97 (.30–3.13) not sig 1.87 (.60–5.82)
< 30 1.68 (.55–5.17) 1.37 (.38–5.02) .62 (.08–5.10) 4.16 (.69–24.99) not sig 3.50 (.37–33.22)
Model 3e > 90 Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref
69.0–89.9 1.35 (.80–2.28) 1.20 (.65–2.20) 1.08 (.51–2.28) .97 (.33–2.83) not sig 2.00 (.70–5.74)
30.0–59.9 1.20 (.68–2.10) 1.05 (.55–2.00) .98 (.44–2.16) .81 (.25–2.63) not sig 1.82 (.58–5.71)
< 30 1.64 (.53–5.05) 1.34 (.37–4.92) .64 (.08–5.33) 3.10 (.51–18.79) not sig 3.43 (.36–32.72)
Model 4f > 90 Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref
69.0–89.9 1.34 (.79–2.26) 1.18 (.64–2.16) 1.06 (.50–2.22) .97 (.33–2.83) not sig 2.04 (.71–5.82)
30.0–59.9 1.17 (.67–2.06) 1.02 (.54–1.94) .96 (.43–2.12) .75 (.23–2.44) not sig 1.84 (.59–5.81)
< 30 1.57 (.51–4.85) 1.24 (.34–4.58) .65 (.08–5.35) 2.29 (.37–14.08) not sig 3.69 (.38–35.55)
eGFR*Age
> 90 Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref
69.0–89.9 .95 (.91–.99) .97 (.92–1.02) .96 (.90–1.02) .99 (.90–1.10) not sig .90 (.82–.99)
30.0–59.9 .90 (.86–.94) .91 (.86–.96) .90 (.84–.96) .96 (.6–1.06) not sig .85 (.77–.94)
< 30 .88 (.79–.98) .88 (.78–.98) .88 (.72–1.07) .91 (.77–1.06) not sig .92 (.69–1.22)
eGFR*Sex
> 90 Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref
69.0–89.9 1.98 (.72–5.44) 3.25 (1.01–10.49) 2.15 (.52–8.85) 9.98 (.98–101.33) not sig not sig
30.0–59.9 1.67 (.59–4.69) 2.80 (.85–9.30) 1.34 (.31–5.80) 17.33 (1.63–183.87) not sig not sig
< 30 2.58 (.29–23.32) 9.41 (.65–135.41) .00 (.00–.00) .00 (.00–.00) not sig not sig

A Number of dementia cases

B Age when examined in HUNT 2

C Model 1: Categorized estimated Glomerular filtration rate (eGFR)

D Model 2: eGFR, age, sex, education

E Model 3: eGFR, age, sex, education, glomerular filtration rate, cholesterol, non-fasting blood glucose, serum iron, body mass index, pulse

F Model 4: eGFR, age, sex, education, glomerular filtration rate, cholesterol, non-fasting blood glucose, serum iron, body mass index, pulse, history of myocardial infarction, diabetes mellitus, angina, stroke, smoking, subjective health status