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Table 7 Time to any CDR increase during follow-up

From: Exploring sex differences in Alzheimer’s disease: a comprehensive analysis of a large patient cohort from a memory unit

Covariate

N

PY

failures

IR x 100

HR (95%CI) *

P>|z|

Sex

      

 Male

1322

2799

971

34.7

1

(ref)

 Female

3379

7510

2535

33.8

0.96 (0.89–1.04)

0.34

Age at baseline

      

 <60

66

139

57

41.0

1

(ref)

 60–69

257

595

206

34.6

0.69 (0.52–0.93)

0.02

 70–79

1409

3357

1072

31.9

0.64 (0.49–0.84)

< 0.01

 80–84

1512

3326

1133

34.1

0.69 (0.53–0.91)

0.01

 85+

1457

2892

1038

35.9

0.81 (0.62–1.07)

0.14

CDR at baseline

      

 CDR 1

3225

6615

2726

41.2

1

(ref)

 CDR 2

1476

3694

780

21.1

0.41 (0.38–0.45)

< 0.01

Education

      

 No formal education

935

2099

676

32.2

1

(ref)

 Primary School

2923

6447

2187

33.9

0.93 (0.85–1.02)

0.1

 Secondary School

453

946

340

35.9

0.91 (0.79–1.04)

0.15

 University

314

653

248

38.0

0.92 (0.79–1.07)

0.29

 Unknown

76

163

55

33.7

0.97 (0.50–1.91)

0.94

Marital status

      

 Married/Partnered

2362

5336

1772

33.2

1

(ref)

 Widowed

1908

4061

1409

34.7

1.22 (1.05–1.42)

0.01

 Divorced/Separated

124

288

87

30.2

0.96 (0.74–1.24)

0.76

 Single

240

477

188

39.4

1.34 (1.09–1.64)

< 0.01

 Unknown

67

146

50

34.2

1.2 (0.58–2.51)

0.63

Cohabitation status

      

 Lives alone

1144

2482

863

34.8

1

(ref)

 Lives with spouse/partner

2046

4596

1550

33.7

1.08 (0.92–1.28)

0.33

 Lives with someone other

713

1519

512

33.7

1.1 (0.98–1.23)

0.12

 Domestic group

497

1086

371

34.2

1.08 (0.94–1.24)

0.27

 Nursing home

116

247

74

29.9

1.2 (0.74–1.95)

0.46

 Unknown

185

379

136

35.9

1.07 (0.86–1.35)

0.53

Caregiver

      

 None

1842

4249

1404

33.1

1

(ref)

 Spouse/Partner

804

1733

628

36.2

1.43 (1.29–1.59)

< 0.01

 Son/Daughter

453

970

315

32.5

1.18 (1.03–1.35)

0.02

 Professional

437

904

313

34.6

1.21 (1.06–1.38)

< 0.01

 Residential Caregiver

103

228

68

29.9

0.88 (0.53–1.45)

0.6

 Other

1062

2225

778

35.0

1.24 (1.13–1.36)

< 0.01

Arthrosis

      

 no

2032

4486

1551

34.6

1

(ref)

 yes

2536

5551

1866

33.6

0.95 (0.88–1.02)

0.16

 unknown

133

272

89

32.7

0.89 (0.70–1.14)

0.36

Depression

      

 no

3108

6777

2319

34.2

1

(ref)

 yes

1319

2951

985

33.4

0.97 (0.90–1.05)

0.41

 unknown

274

581

202

34.8

1.04 (0.88–1.23)

0.63

  1. Abbreviations: CDR = Clinical Dementia Rating
  2. * Estimates adjusted for age, education, marital status, cohabitation status, type of caregiver, arthrosis, and depression using Cox proportional hazards models