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. 2019 Nov 27;2(1):fcz038. doi: 10.1093/braincomms/fcz038

Table 5.

Logistic regression model of predictors of PiB+ (SUVR ≥1.57), log plasma amyloid-β1–42 as measured at 2000–02 and 2009 separately in the Pittsburgh GEMS cohort

Outcome = PiB+ at 2009, N = 143 (76 PiB+)
Outcome = PiB+ at 2009, N = 120 (61 PiB+)
OR (95% CI) P-value OR (95% CI) P-value
Age, per year 1.12 (0.97, 1.28) 0.123 Age, per year 1.16 (0.99, 1.36) 0.072
Years of education, per year 1.03 (0.89, 1.19) 0.680 Years of education, per year 1.02 (0.86, 1.20) 0.829
Number id="991" of blocks walked, ≤58/>58 1.28 (0.54, 3.08) 0.575 Number id="994" of blocks walked, ≤58/>58 0.93 (0.34, 2.56) 0.883
Hypertension, yes/no 1.23 (0.54, 2.82) 0.618 Hypertension, yes/no 2.08 (0.79, 5.48) 0.137
APOE4, yes/no 8.84 (2.72, 28.73) 0.000 APOE4, yes/no 7.01 (1.97, 24.96) 0.003
Ginkgo biloba intervention, yes/no 1.36 (0.64, 2.90) 0.428 Ginkgo biloba intervention, yes/no 1.28 (0.55, 2.97) 0.571
Log creatinine 1.81 (0.27, 12.19) 0.540 Log creatinine 0.92 (0.13, 6.72) 0.936
Amyloid-β1–42 at 2000 Amyloid-β1–42 at 2009
 ≤6.23 3.99 (1.30, 12.19) 0.015  ≤5.81 2.78 (0.84, 9.17) 0.093
 6.24–9.35 1.24 (0.43, 3.57) 0.693  5.82–9.34 5.99 (1.76, 20.37) 0.004
 9.36–13.92 1.87 (0.65, 5.40) 0.246  9.35–14.01 1.05 (0.32, 3.43) 0.933
N # PiB positive N # PiB positive
Amyloid-β1–42 at 2000 Amyloid-β1–42 at 2009
 1Q 35 25  1Q 29 16
 2Q 37 17  2Q 30 23
 3Q 37 21  3Q 31 10
 4Q 34 13  4Q 31 12

Reference group for amyloid-β1–42 at 2000: >13.92. Reference group for amyloid-β1–42 at 2009: >14.01. Quartile cut points—amyloid-β1–42 baseline: 1Q: ≤6.36, 2Q: 6.37–9.38, 3Q: 9.39–13.86, 4Q: >13.86; amyloid-β1–42 follow-up: 1Q: ≤6.13, 2Q: 6.14–9.54, 3Q: 9.55–14.01, 4Q: >14.01. Q = quartile.