TABLE 4.
Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals for incidence of cognitive impairment in each subtype according to CVD risk levels.
Amnestic impairment |
Non-amnestic impairment |
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Crude model |
Adjusted model |
Crude model |
Adjusted model |
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OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | ||
Cardiovascular disease risk | |||||||||
Low risk (<10%) | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | |||||
Moderate risk (10 ≤ 20%) | 2.66 | 0.93–7.62 | 1.88 | 0.64–5.48 | 1.83 | 1.13–2.96 | 1.66 | 1.01–2.73 | |
High risk (≥20%) | 4.87 | 1.40–16.91 | 3.21 | 0.89–11.57 | 2.65 | 1.39–5.05 | 2.40 | 1.22–4.73 | |
Potential confounding factors | |||||||||
Education level | (Years) | 1.00 | 0.88–1.14 | 0.91 | 0.85–0.98 | ||||
Pulmonary disease | (n, %) | 1.88 | 0.86–4.10 | 0.55 | 0.29–1.02 | ||||
Prescribed medication | (Number) | 1.02 | 0.83–1.24 | 1.16 | 1.05–1.27 | ||||
Body mass index | (kg/m2) | 1.05 | 0.94–1.17 | 0.93 | 0.87–0.99 | ||||
Alcohol consumption habit | (n, %) | 1.75 | 0.90–3.42 | 1.13 | 0.79–1.61 | ||||
Slow gait speed | (n, %) | 0.45 | 0.06–3.47 | 0.70 | 0.27–1.83 | ||||
Depressive symptoms | (n, %) | 2.03 | 0.85–4.86 | 1.12 | 0.64–1.95 | ||||
Physical inactivity | (n, %) | 0.97 | 0.47–2.03 | 1.06 | 0.71–1.58 | ||||
Living alone | (n, %) | 1.18 | 0.40–3.48 | 1.16 | 0.66–2.05 | ||||
Employment | (n, %) | 0.85 | 0.41–1.75 | 0.71 | 0.47–1.06 | ||||
MMSE | (Score) | 0.76 | 0.66–0.87 | 0.90 | 0.83–0.97 |
CI, confidence interval; CVD, cardiovascular disease; MMSE, mini-mental state examination; OR, odds ratio. The adjusted model was adjusted for all potential confounding factors assessed in the present study.