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. 2020 Feb 11;9:e51168. doi: 10.7554/eLife.51168

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.