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. 2022 Mar 21;269(8):4288–4298. doi: 10.1007/s00415-022-11058-2

Table 3.

Predictors of Parkinson’s disease dementia

Baseline variable Univariable analysis Multivariable analysis
HR (95% CI) p Value HR (95% CI) p Value

Model 1a

(N = 196)

Age (10-year increase) 2.17 (1.67–2.81)  < 0.001 2.36 (1.72–3.25)  < 0.001
Male vs female sex 1.03 (0.68–1.55) 0.91 0.74 (0.48–1.16) 0.19
Years of education 0.94 (0.87–1.02) 0.14 1.05 (0.97–1.14) 0.23
Smoking
 Ex vs never 1.36 (0.54–3.43) 0.51 1.24 (0.47–3.29) 0.67
 Current vs never 1.74 (1.13–2.67) 0.01 1.16 (0.73–1.83) 0.53
BMI 0.96 (0.91–1.01) 0.12 0.97 (0.90–1.04) 0.36
History of vascular disease or diabetes 1.28 (0.83–2.00) 0.27 0.71 (0.44–1.15) 0.16
History of cognitive symptoms 2.31 (1.41–3.78) 0.001 1.98 (1.16–3.40) 0.01
History of dream enactment symptoms 2.24 (1.38–3.65) 0.001 2.63 (1.54–4.49)  < 0.001
MMSE 0.85 (0.80–0.91)  < 0.001 0.89 (0.81–0.98) 0.02
UPDRS part 3 (motor) (10-unit increase) 1.41 (1.19–1.68)  < 0.001 1.01 (0.99–1.03) 0.23

Model 2b

(N = 128)

NART 0.99 (0.96–1.02) 0.67 1.01 (0.97–1.05) 0.64
GDS-15 1.02 (0.94–1.09) 0.68 0.98 (0.89–1.08) 0.64
MMP 0.90 (0.85–0.96) 0.001 0.93 (0.86–1.02) 0.12

Model 3c

(N = 141)

Any GBA variant 1.03 (0.51–2.10) 0.93 1.75 (0.81–3.75) 0.15
MAPT H1/H1 haplotype 0.80 (0.48–1.35) 0.41 0.63 (0.36–1.09) 0.10
ApoE ε4 carrier 1.82 (1.11–2.98) 0.02 3.12 (1.66–5.87)  < 0.001

ApoE apolipoprotein E, BMI body mass index, CI confidence interval, GBA glucocerebrosidase, GDS-15 Geriatric Depression Scale-15 item, HR hazards ratio, MAPT microtubule-associated protein tau, MMSE mini-mental state examination, MMP mini-mental Parkinson’s, NART National adult reading test, UPDRS Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale

aMultivariable analysis adjusted for all other variables listed in model 1

bMultivariable analysis adjusted for all variables listed in model 1 except years of education and MMSE

cMultivariable analysis adjusted for all variables listed in model 1