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. 2020 Aug 7;12:94. doi: 10.1186/s13195-020-00661-y

Table 3.

Independent influence of each risk factor on dementia incidence across 8 years, based on competing risk multivariable model

Risk factors Death (competing event) Dementia
SHR (95% CI) P value SHR (95% CI) P value % PAF (95% CI)
APOE ε4 0.93 (0.57–1.51) 0.761 1.89 (1.22–2.92) 0.005
Low education 1.18 (0.80–1.73) 0.803 1.42 (0.95–2.11) 0.087 18.5 (1.3–23.4)
Diabetes 1.24 (0.80–1.91) 0.043 1.56 (1.00–2.39) 0.043 9.9 (1.9–17.3)
Physical inactivity 1.22 (0.84–1.78) 0.297 1.33 (0.90–1.96) 0.152 13.3 (3.9–27.7)
Heart disease 1.26 (0.85–1.86) 0.849 1.56 (1.03–2.36) 0.037 13.6 (2.8–23.2)
Stroke 2.01 (1.16–3.47) 0.012 2.31 (1.35–3.95) 0.002 10 (5.8–14.0)
Delirium 1.50 (0.34–6.51) 0.590 8.70 (3.26–23.24) < 0.001 5.7 (5.0–6.5)

SHR sub-hazard ratio, PAF population attributable fraction