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Published in final edited form as: J Alzheimers Dis. 2022;87(1):415–432. doi: 10.3233/JAD-215657

Table 4.

Hazard ratio (95% CI) of developing ADRD by a history of CVD, stroke, hypertension, and diabetes in women with breast cancer with up to 26 years of follow-up from 1991 to 2016

Characteristics Hazard ratio (95% CI)* of developing ADRD by CVD, stroke, hypertension, and diabetes
AD Vacular Lewy FTD MCI Others Total

Cardiovascular disease
 No 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
 Yes 1.21 (1.16,1.26) 1.76 (1.63,1.89) 0.98 (0.82,1.17) 0.71 (0.49,1.04) 0.85 (0.77,0.95) 1.29 (1.26,1.32) 1.30 (1.27,1.33)
Stroke
 No 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
 Yes 1.32 (1.27,1.37) 1.43 (1.31,1.55) 1.54 (1.32,1.79) 1.25 (0.91,1.72) 1.79 (1.65,1.95) 1.49 (1.46,1.53) 1.50 (1.47,1.54)
Hypertension
 No 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
 Yes 0.96 (0.93,0.98) 0.87 (0.83,0.91) 1.05 (0.95,1.16) 1.12 (0.93,1.35) 1.25 (1.18,1.33) 1.08 (1.07,1.1) 1.08 (1.06,1.09)
Diabetes
 No 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
 Yes 1.15 (1.11,1.18) 1.05 (0.98,1.12) 1.22 (1.09,1.37) 1.21 (0.98,1.5) 1.28 (1.2,1.36) 1.27 (1.24,1.29) 1.26 (1.24,1.29)
Age (years)
 65–69 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
 70–74 1.94 (1.86,2.02) 1.83 (1.69,1.98) 1.67 (1.45,1.92) 1.21 (0.96,1.54) 1.42 (1.32,1.54) 1.62 (1.58,1.66) 1.61 (1.57,1.64)
 75–79 3.26 (3.13,3.40) 2.96 (2.73,3.20) 2.26 (1.96,2.60) 1.53 (1.20,1.95) 1.93 (1.78,2.09) 2.54 (2.48,2.60) 2.49 (2.43,2.55)
 80–84 5.29 (5.07,5.52) 4.27 (3.93,4.65) 3.09 (2.64,3.60) 1.78 (1.35,2.34) 2.43 (2.22,2.65) 3.83 (3.73,3.93) 3.75 (3.65,3.84)
 85 or older 7.42 (7.08,7.78) 5.42 (4.93,5.96) 2.96 (2.45,3.57) 1.56 (1.08,2.24) 2.81 (2.53,3.12) 5.63 (5.48,5.79) 5.50 (5.35,5.65)
Race/ethnicity
 Whites 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
 Blacks 1.21 (1.16,1.27) 1.51 (1.39,1.64) 0.94 (0.78,1.14) 0.73 (0.50,1.07) 0.93 (0.84,1.04) 1.16 (1.13,1.19) 1.16 (1.13,1.19)
 Asians/Pacific Islanders 0.77 (0.71,0.83) 0.67 (0.57,0.79) 0.76 (0.57,1.01) 0.75 (0.44,1.29) 0.55 (0.47,0.65) 0.81 (0.77,0.84) 0.83 (0.79,0.86)
 Others 1.05 (0.97,1.13) 1.22 (1.07,1.39) 0.89 (0.66,1.21) 0.70 (0.37,1.33) 0.52 (0.43,0.64) 0.98 (0.93,1.03) 0.97 (0.93,1.02)
Marital status
 Married 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
 Unmarried 1.16 (1.13,1.19) 1.32 (1.25,1.39) 0.99 (0.90,1.09) 1.18 (0.99,1.41) 1.05 (1,1.11) 1.21 (1.19,1.23) 1.20 (1.18,1.22)
 Unknown 1.12 (1.06,1.19) 1.08 (0.96,1.22) 1.12 (0.90,1.40) 1.39 (0.94,2.05) 1.21 (1.06,1.38) 1.14 (1.10,1.19) 1.14 (1.10,1.18)
AJCC Tumor stage
 0 or I 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
 II 1.11 (1.07,1.15) 1.34 (1.25,1.44) 1.02 (0.89,1.18) 1.07 (0.83,1.39) 0.92 (0.85,1.00) 1.11 (1.09,1.14) 1.11 (1.09,1.13)
 III 1.24 (1.17,1.31) 1.19 (1.04,1.36) 1.34 (1.06,1.69) 1.04 (0.66,1.64) 0.88 (0.76,1.02) 1.37 (1.32,1.42) 1.35 (1.31,1.40)
 IV 1.13 (1.03,1.24) 1.29 (1.05,1.59) 1.01 (0.66,1.56) 0.71 (0.29,1.77) 0.88 (0.70,1.11) 1.81 (1.73,1.89) 1.75 (1.67,1.83)
 Unknown/Missing 1.41 (1.32,1.50) 1.67 (1.46,1.91) 1.30 (1.01,1.68) 1.24 (0.76,2.03) 0.79 (0.67,0.93) 1.41 (1.36,1.47) 1.41 (1.36,1.47)
Tumor size (cm)
 <1 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
 1–<2 1.08 (1.05,1.12) 1.11 (1.04,1.18) 0.97 (0.86,1.09) 1.01 (0.81,1.26) 0.93 (0.87,0.99) 1.07 (1.05,1.09) 1.06 (1.04,1.08)
 2–<3 1.06 (1.01,1.11) 1.08 (0.99,1.18) 1.06 (0.89,1.25) 0.96 (0.70,1.32) 0.91 (0.83,1.01) 1.06 (1.03,1.09) 1.05 (1.02,1.08)
 3–<4 1.16 (1.10,1.23) 0.97 (0.87,1.09) 1.14 (0.91,1.43) 0.94 (0.61,1.44) 0.90 (0.79,1.04) 1.16 (1.12,1.20) 1.14 (1.11,1.18)
 ≥4 1.15 (1.10,1.22) 0.97 (0.87,1.08) 1.10 (0.90,1.36) 1.17 (0.80,1.70) 1.09 (0.97,1.22) 1.15 (1.12,1.19) 1.14 (1.11,1.18)
 Missing 0.95 (0.89,1.01) 0.66 (0.57,0.76) 0.99 (0.77,1.27) 0.98 (0.61,1.56) 1.16 (1.01,1.33) 0.98 (0.94,1.02) 0.97 (0.93,1.01)
Tumor grade
 Well-differentiated 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
 Moderately-differentiated 0.99 (0.95,1.02) 1.02 (0.96,1.09) 0.92 (0.82,1.03) 1.00 (0.81,1.24) 0.92 (0.86,0.98) 0.98 (0.96,1.00) 0.98 (0.97,1.00)
 Poorly-differentiated 1.01 (0.97,1.04) 1.07 (0.99,1.15) 0.93 (0.81,1.07) 0.97 (0.75,1.25) 0.91 (0.84,0.98) 1.03 (1.01,1.06) 1.04 (1.02,1.06)
 Unknown/Missing 1.03 (0.99,1.08) 1.20 (1.11,1.30) 0.82 (0.69,0.97) 0.77 (0.55,1.06) 0.78 (0.7,0.86) 1.03 (1,1.06) 1.04 (1.01,1.06)
Hormone receptor status
 Positive 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
 Negative 1.04 (1.00,1.09) 0.99 (0.91,1.07) 1.05 (0.9,1.23) 0.95 (0.71,1.27) 1.04 (0.95,1.13) 1.05 (1.02,1.07) 1.04 (1.02,1.07)
 Unknown 1.11 (1.07,1.15) 1.38 (1.30,1.47) 0.92 (0.8,1.05) 0.84 (0.64,1.10) 0.74 (0.68,0.81) 1.09 (1.06,1.11) 1.09 (1.06,1.11)
Chemotherapy
 No 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
 Yes
Radiotherapy
0.83 (0.80,0.86) 0.90 (0.83,0.97) 0.71 (0.61,0.83) 0.93 (0.72,1.21) 1.03 (0.95,1.12) 0.93 (0.90,0.95) 0.92 (0.90,0.94)
 No 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
 Yes 0.79 (0.77,0.81) 0.81 (0.77,0.85) 0.82 (0.74,0.90) 0.92 (0.77,1.09) 1.03 (0.97,1.08) 0.81 (0.80,0.82) 0.81 (0.80,0.82)
Comorbidity Scores
 0 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
 1 1.04 (1.01,1.08) 0.91 (0.85,0.98) 1.10 (0.97,1.24) 1.16 (0.92,1.46) 1.34 (1.25,1.43) 1.20 (1.18,1.22) 1.20 (1.17,1.22)
 ≥2 1.15 (1.07,1.22) 1.14 (0.99,1.31) 1.23 (0.95,1.60) 1.49 (0.93,2.39) 1.32 (1.14,1.52) 1.45 (1.40,1.50) 1.45 (1.4,1.5)
SEER Areas
 Connecticut 1.14 (1.09,1.19) 2.11 (1.96,2.27) 0.75 (0.62,0.90) 1.13 (0.83,1.52) 0.67 (0.6,0.74) 1.05 (1.02,1.08) 1.05 (1.02,1.08)
 Detroit 1.38 (1.32,1.43) 1.68 (1.55,1.81) 0.83 (0.70,0.99) 0.86 (0.61,1.20) 0.53 (0.47,0.59) 1.13 (1.10,1.16) 1.11 (1.08,1.14)
 Hawaii 1.24 (1.12,1.37) 1.98 (1.67,2.36) 0.61 (0.38,0.99) 0.48 (0.17,1.33) 1.09 (0.88,1.35) 1.15 (1.08,1.23) 1.15 (1.08,1.22)
 Iowa 0.85 (0.81,0.89) 0.91 (0.82,1.00) 0.66 (0.55,0.80) 0.75 (0.53,1.07) 0.47 (0.42,0.53) 0.90 (0.87,0.92) 0.87 (0.84,0.89)
 New Mexico 0.95 (0.88,1.03) 1.05 (0.91,1.23) 0.94 (0.71,1.25) 0.83 (0.47,1.47) 0.60 (0.50,0.72) 1.08 (1.03,1.13) 1.04 (1.00,1.09)
 Seattle 0.82 (0.78,0.87) 0.97 (0.88,1.08) 0.52 (0.41,0.66) 0.63 (0.42,0.95) 0.47 (0.41,0.53) 0.77 (0.75,0.80) 0.78 (0.75,0.80)
 Utah 0.85 (0.78,0.92) 0.99 (0.85,1.15) 0.66 (0.48,0.91) 0.47 (0.23,0.96) 0.50 (0.41,0.60) 0.92 (0.88,0.97) 0.91 (0.87,0.95)
 Georgia 1.17 (1.11,1.22) 0.59 (0.52,0.67) 1.05 (0.87,1.25) 1.08 (0.77,1.51) 0.70 (0.63,0.78) 0.97 (0.95,1.00) 0.97 (0.94,1.00)
 Kentucky 1.29 (1.23,1.36) 0.93 (0.82,1.05) 1.14 (0.94,1.38) 1.12 (0.78,1.61) 0.52 (0.46,0.60) 1.24 (1.20,1.28) 1.18 (1.15,1.22)
 Louisiana 1.11 (1.05,1.18) 0.63 (0.54,0.73) 0.97 (0.77,1.21) 0.91 (0.59,1.41) 0.64 (0.56,0.74) 0.94 (0.91,0.97) 0.94 (0.90,0.97)
 New Jersey 1.17 (1.13,1.22) 1.12 (1.04,1.22) 1.04 (0.90,1.21) 1.27 (0.98,1.65) 0.86 (0.79,0.93) 0.98 (0.95,1.00) 0.98 (0.96,1.01)
 California 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)

ADRD, Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias; AD, Alzheimer’s disease; Vascular, vascular dementia; Lewy, dementia with Lewy bodies; FTD, frontotemporal degeneration and dementias; MCI, mild cognitive impairment; others, other dementias; total, any of above ADRD; CVD, cardiovascular diseases.

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Hazard ratios were adjusted for cardiovascular disease, stroke, hypertension, diabetes, age, race/ethnicity, marital status, tumor stage, tumor size, tumor grade, hormone receptor status, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, comorbidity scores, and SEER areas.