Table 4:
Association between causes related to death (CrD) and dementia groups (n=813)
| AD | VaD | AD+VaD | DLB | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95% CI) | P* | OR (95% CI) | P* | OR (95% CI) | P* | OR (95% CI) | P* | |
| Cardiovascular diseases | 0.69 (0.42–1.14) | 0.127 | 1.00 (0.58–1.70) | 0.984 | 0.81 (0.34–1.90) | 0.621 | 0.54 (0.28–1.04) | 0.066 |
| Ischemic heart diseases | 1.03 (0.67–1.59) | 0.884 | 1.22 (0.79–1.90) | 0.367 | 1.47 (0.71–3.05) | 0.302 | 0.70 (0.36–1.36) | 0.286 |
| Pulmonary embolism | 0.81 (0.43–1.51) | 0.508 | 0.89 (0.44–1.77) | 0.728 | 0.39 (0.12–1.38) | 0.143 | 0.59 (0.20–1.75) | 0.340 |
| Hypertension-related diseases | 0.61 (0.27–1.37) | 0.232 | 0.66 (0.29–1.50) | 0.324 | 0.85 (0.24–3.07) | 0.804 | 1.87 (0.80–4.38) | 0.152 |
| Systemic Atherosclerosis | 1.06 (0.70–1.60) | 0.794 | 1.57 (1.02–2.38) | 0.041 | 2.24 (1.10–4.58) | 0.028 | 0.60 (0.32–1.15) | 0.123 |
| Pneumonia | 1.99 (1.10–3.58) | 0.023 | 1.53 (0.81–2.93) | 0.193 | 2.51 (1.02–6.19) | 0.046 | 2.25 (1.03–4.93) | 0.043 |
| Diabetes | 1.01 (0.54–1.87) | 0.981 | 1.19 (0.64–2.22) | 0.575 | 1.95 (0.72–4.77) | 0.143 | 0.31 (0.07–1.36) | 0.114 |
| Cancer | 1.07 (0.53–2.13) | 0.860 | 0.60 (0.25–1.40) | 0.236 | - | - | 1.44 (0.60–3.50) | 0.417 |
*
Logistic regression models adjusted for age, schooling, gender, ethnicity; reference category was the no dementia group
†
Note: AD: Alzheimer’s Disease, VaD: Vascular Dementia, DLB: Dementia with Lewy Bodies, AD+VaD: mixed dementia, OR: Odds Ratio, 95% CI: 95% Confidence Interval.