Table 2. Fully adjusted* hazard ratios (HRs) and corresponding 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) of the association between taller body height at entry to adulthood and dementia diagnosis among all men.
Dementia cases Number (%) |
HR (95% CI) for onset of dementia per one z-score* higher |
---|---|
<60 years | |
4191 (0.6) | 0.87 (0.84;0.90) |
≥60 years | |
6408 (1.3) | 0.91 (0.90;0.92) |
*Identify cohort-specific values of one z-score in Supplementary file 2.
†Model 3: stratified by birth cohort and adjusted for conscript board district, educational level and intelligence test scores. Age included as underlying scale of the model.