Table 1. Hazard ratios (HRs) and corresponding 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) of the association between taller body height at entry to adulthood and dementia diagnoses among the total population of men.
Descriptive statistics | HR (95% CI) for onset of dementia per one z-score* higher | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean height (Standard diviation) | Dementia cases Number (%) |
Model 1† | Model 2a‡ | Model 2b§ | Model 3¶ |
176.8 (6.6) |
10,599 (1.6) |
0.86 (0.85;0.87) |
0.88 (0.87;0.89) |
0.90 (0.89;0.90) |
0.90 (0.89;0.90) |
*Identify cohort-specific values of one z-score in Supplementary file 2.
†Model 1: Stratified by birthcohort and conscript board district. Age included as underlying scale of the model.
‡Model 2a: Model 1 + adjusted for educational level.
§Model 2b: Model 1 + adjusted for intelligence test scores.
¶Model 3: Model 1 + adjusted for educational level and intelligence test scores.