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. 2021 Sep 3;13:148. doi: 10.1186/s13195-021-00887-4

Table 3.

Estimated associations with the rate of change of underlying cognitive ability and functional dependency (n = 297), COGICARE study

Change over time of cognitive ability Change over time of functional dependency
Coefficient* 95% CI Coefficient* 95% CI
Intercept − 0.247 − 0.371 − 0.122 0.201 − 0.370 0.772
Clinical stage
 CN 0 - 0 -
 MCI 0.176 0.021 0.332 0.194 − 0.223 0.611
 AD 0.377 − 0.031 0.785 2.166 0.784 3.549
Age at baseline
 ≤ 79.6 0 - 0 -
 79.60–82.60 − 0.021 − 0.165 0.124 − 0.144 − 0.552 0.264
 82.60–85.12 − 0.040 − 0.191 0.110 − 0.091 − 0.508 0.325
 85.12–88.34 0.003 − 0.141 0.148 0.175 − 0.248 0.599
 > 88.34 0.043 − 0.119 0.204 0.732 0.114 1.349
APOE ε4 carrier
 No 0 - 0 -
 Yes − 0.017 − 0.139 0.104 − 0.211 − 0.582 0.159
Sex
 Male 0 - 0 -
 Female 0.061 − 0.036 0.157 0.117 − 0.201 0.436
Education level
 > Primary school 0 - 0 -
 ≤ Primary school 0.239 0.124 0.355 − 0.471 − 0.828 − 0.114
Current functional level**
 CN − 0.086 − 0.254 0.082 − 1.105 − 1.943 − 0.267
 MCI − 0.010 − 0.141 0.122 − 0.643 − 1.247 − 0.038
 AD − 0.032 − 0.160 0.096 − 0.877 − 1.484 − 0.269
 CN × time 0.032 − 0.035 0.100
 MCI × time − 0.008 − 0.057 0.042
 AD × time 0.033 − 0.003 0.069
Current cognitive level**
 CN 0.154 0.052 0.255 − 0.403 − 0.783 − 0.023
 MCI 0.185 0.081 0.290 − 0.307 − 0.609 − 0.006
 AD 0.235 0.130 0.340 − − 0.342 − 0.601 − − 0.083
 CN × time − 0.281 − 0.468 − 0.095
 MCI × time − 0.215 − 0.413 − 0.018
 AD × time − 0.043 − 0.099 0.014

*One unit corresponds to an annual change of the same size as one standard deviation of the dimension at baseline in the reference category (CN men with a higher educational level and less than 79.6 years old at baseline)

**One unit corresponds to the standard deviation of the dimension at baseline in the reference category (CN men with a higher educational level and less than 79.6 years old at baseline)