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 | |||||
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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)