Table 3. 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 brothers and twins.
| Descriptive statistics | HR (95% CI) for onset of dementia per one z-score* higher | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean height (standard deviation) |
Dementia cases Number (%) |
Cohort analyses | Within-brother/twin analyses |
| Brothers | |||
| 177.8 (6.6) | 597 (0.8) | 0.90 (0.82;0.98) | 0.78 (0.64;0.96) |
| Twins | |||
| 175.8 (6.7) | 107 (1.4) | 0.91 (0.73;1.16) | 0.86 (0.44;1.68) |
*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.