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. 2021 Aug 28;14:435. doi: 10.1186/s13071-021-04928-7

Table 4.

Factors of dementia among different models using Cox regression and the Fine–Gray competing risk model

Antibiotics Toxoplasmosis subgroup Events PYs Rate (per 105 PYs) Competing risk in the model
Adjusted HR 95% CI 95% CI P-value*
Sulfadiazine With toxoplasmosis, without sulfadiazine 5 1015.10 492.56 Reference
With toxoplasmosis, with sulfadiazine 16 3571.66 447.97 0.909 0.887 0.932 0.013
With toxoplasmosis, with sulfadiazine < 30 days 5 1047.15 477.48 0.967 0.943 0.991 0.046
With toxoplasmosis, with sulfadiazine 30–364 days 5 1257.18 397.72 0.808 0.782 0.845  < 0.001
With toxoplasmosis, with sulfadiazine ≥ 365 days 6 1267.33 473.44 0.932 0.901 0.986 0.041
Clindamycin With toxoplasmosis, without clindamycin 5 879.28 568.65 Reference
With toxoplasmosis, with clindamycin 16 3707.48 431.56 0.759 0.732 0.797  < 0.001
With toxoplasmosis, with clindamycin < 30 days 5 1048.48 476.88 0.832 0.784 0.863  < 0.001
With toxoplasmosis, with clindamycin 30–364 days 5 1056.84 473.11 0.821 0.776 0.859  < 0.001
With toxoplasmosis, with clindamycin ≥ 365 days 6 1602.17 374.49 0.664 0.602 0.692  < 0.001
Sulfadiazine With toxoplasmosis, without antibiotics 1 198.15 504.67 Reference
and / or With toxoplasmosis, with any antibiotics 20 4388.61 455.72 0.927 0.894 0.950 0.022
Clindamycin With toxoplasmosis, with any antibiotics < 30 days 5 1030.45 485.22 0.970 0.942 0.995 0.047
With toxoplasmosis, with any antibiotics 30–364 days 7 1544.20 453.31 0.965 0.931 0.983 0.041
With toxoplasmosis, with any antibiotics ≥ 365 days 8 1813.96 441.02 0.864 0.803 0.899  < 0.001
With toxoplasmosis, with both antibiotics 12 2890.53 415.15 0.812 0.694 0.872  < 0.001
With toxoplasmosis, with both antibiotics < 30 days 5 1065.18 469.40 0.853 0.793 0.901  < 0.001
With toxoplasmosis, with both antibiotics 30–364 days 3 769.82 389.70 0.750 0.615 0.830  < 0.001
With toxoplasmosis, with both antibiotics ≥ 365 days 4 1055.54 378.95 0.721 0.594 0.825  < 0.001

*Chi-square/Fisher exact test for categorical variables and t-test for continuous variables, PYs person-years, Adjusted HR adjusted hazard ratio (adjusted for the variables listed in Table 1), CI confidence interval