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Table 7 Multivariate Models of MF Exposure and Other Risk Factors/Confounders: Males Only

From: A case-control study of occupational magnetic field exposure and Alzheimer's disease: results from the California Alzheimer's Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Centers

Risk factor

Odds ratio

95% CI

p-value

High/Medium MF

1.4

(0.3 – 1.6)

NS^: > 0.41

Age-at-exam per unit*

1.7

(1.2 – 2.3)

< 0.001

Stroke

0.5

(0.3 – 0.9)

< 0.03

High MF

2.1

(0.5 – 10.0)

NS: > 0.31

Age-at-exam per unit

1.7

(1.3 – 2.4)

< 0.001

Stroke

0.5

(0.3 – 0.8)

< 0.02

High/Medium MF

1.3

(0.6 – 3.1)

NS: > 0.50

Age-at-onset per unit*

1.4

(1.02 – 1.8)

< 0.04

Stroke

0.5

(0.3 – 0.9)

< 0.02

High MF

3.5

(0.4 – 27.5)

NS: > 0.23

Age-at-onset per unit

1.4

(1.02 – 1.8)

< 0.04

Stroke

0.4

(0.2 – 0.8)

< 0.01

  1. * Units
  2. Age-at-exam: 1 = 65–74; 2 = 75–84; 3 = 85+
  3. Age-at-onset: 0 = 65-; 1 = 65–74; 2 = 75–84; 3 = 85+
  4. ^ NS = Not Significant