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. 2022 Aug 19;12:14142. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-18350-1

Table 2.

Risk of dementia in valproate only users, lithium only users, and both valproate and lithium users compared to nonusers.

n Event py Unadjusted* P value Adjusted*,† P value
Valproate only users 1164 130 7728 1.59 (1.26–2.02)  < 0.01 1.56 (1.23–1.97)  < 0.01
Lithium only users 621 65 4265 1.26 (0.94–1.69) 0.13 1.24 (0.92–1.67) 0.15
Both users 621 80 4279 1.62 (1.23–2.13)  < 0.01 1.62 (1.23–2.13)  < 0.01
Nonusers 2378 185 16,660 Ref Ref

py, person-years.

*Hazard ratio for dementia with 95% confidence intervals estimated by multivariable Cox proportional hazard models.

Adjusted for diabetes, alcohol-related disorder, and use of antiepileptics.