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Table 4 Baseline variables predicting non-dementia

From: The impact of stroke on the ability to live an independent life at old age: a community-based cohort study of Swedish men

 

Stroke cases (n = 64)

 

Non-stroke cases (n = 417)

 

Variables:

 

Non-dementia (n = 40)

Dementia (n = 24)

Unadjusted OR (95% CI)

 

Non-dementia (n = 348)

Dementia (n = 69)

Unadjusted OR (95% CI)

 

Available data

Available data

Education

n = 64

   

n = 417

   

   < 8 years n

 

25 (63%)

14 (58%)

ref

 

181 (52%)

36 (52%)

ref

  8–13 years n

 

8 (20%)

7 (29%)

0.64 (0.19–2.14)

 

109 (31%)

22 (32%)

0.99 (0.55–1.76)

   > 13 years n

 

7 (18%)

3 (13%)

1.31 (0.29–5.87)

 

58 (17%)

11 (16%)

1.05 (0.50–2.19)

Living with a partner

n = 61

34 (90%)

15 (71%)

3.40 (0.84–13.84)

n = 405

297 (87%)

58 (91%)

0.70 (0.28–1.71)

Smoking

n = 62

   

n = 405

   

  Current n

 

4 (10%)

4 (17%)

ref

 

48 (14%)

10 (15%)

ref

  Former n

 

21 (54%)

10 (44%)

1.10 (0.43–10.17)

 

166 (49%)

34 (50%)

1.02 (0.47–2.21)

  Never n

 

14 (36%)

9 (39%)

1.56 (0.31–7.85)

 

123 (37%)

24 (35%)

1.07 (0.48- 2.40)

Leisure time physical activity

n = 59

   

n = 399

   

  Low n

 

10 (28%)

9(39%)

ref

 

117 (35%)

16 (25%)

Ref

  High n

 

26 (72%)

14 (61%)

1.67 (0.55–5.07)

 

219 (65%)

47 (75%)

0.64 (0.35–1.17)

Systolic BP mm Hg (SD)

n = 63

152 (20)

147 (20)

1.27 (0.77–2.09)

n = 417

143 (18)

148 (17)

0.78 (0.60–1.01)

Diastolic B Diastolic BP mm Hg

(SD)

n = 63

85 (9)

84 (11)

1.16 (0.70–1.91)

n = 417

83 (9)

84 (10)

0.88 (0.68–1.15)

HDL cholesterol mmol/L (SD)

n = 63

1.33 (0.37)

1.28 (0.33)

1.17 (0.70–1.94)

n = 415

1.30 (0.33)

1.33 (0.38)

0.91 (0.70–1.19)

LDL cholesterol mmol/L (SD)

n = 63

4.14 (0.94)

3.76 (0.82)

1.58 (0.90–2.77)

n = 412

3.88 (0.88)

3.85 (0.91)

1.04 (0.80–1.35)

BMI kg/m2 (SD)

n = 61

26.3 (3.5)

26.0 (3.4)

1.11 (0.66–1.86)

n = 407

26.2 (3.1)

26.5 (3.4)

0.90 (0.68–1.19)

Diabetes n

n = 63

7 (20%)

5 (21%)

0.83 (0.23–2.99)

n = 417

43 (12%)

9(13%)

0.94 (0.44–2.03)

Hypertension n

n = 63

32 (82%)

16 (67%)

2.29 (0.70–7.43)

n = 417

201 (58%)

52 (75%)

0.45 (0.25–0.80)

Atrial fibrillation n

n = 58

4 (11%)

1 (5%)

2.42 (0.25–23.25)

n = 396

7 (2%)

2 (3%)

0.66 (0.13–3.23)

MMSE score (SD)

n = 52

29 (1.2)

28 (1.3)

1.43 (0.72–2.86)

n = 337

29 (1.2)

28 (1.9)

1.78 (1.31–2.44)

TMT B seconds (SD)

n = 60

115 (42)

117(44)

0.95 (0.51–1.77)

n = 363

105 (40)

127 (49)

0.58 (0.45–0.75)

Charlson comorbidity index

n = 64

   

n = 417

   

  Index value 0 n

 

30 (75%)

19 (79%)

-

 

281 (81%)

57 (83%)

0.55 (0.07–4.41)

  Index value 1 n

 

8 (20%)

5 (21%)

-

 

58 (17%)

11 (16%)

0.59 (0.07–5.10)

  Index value 2–4 n

 

2 (5%)

0 (0%)

ref

 

9 (3%)

1 (1%)

ref

  1. Odds ratio (OR) reflect increases in standard deviation (SD) of the variable. Available data was used to calculate percentages. Logistic regression was used. PF Preserved functions, BP Blood pressure. MMSE Mini mental state examination. TMT B Trail Making Test B. BMI Body mass index. HDL High-density lipoprotein. LDL Low-density lipoprotein
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