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Table 4 Odds ratio (95% C.I.) non-ignorable missing data model results.

From: A comparison of parametric models for the investigation of the shape of cognitive change in the older population

Interview

Risk Factor

Second (assumed MMSE2 = -0.10)

Third (assumed MMSE7 = -0.15)

Fourth (assumed MMSE9 = -0.20)

Unobserved MMSE

0.90

0.86

0.81

Previous MMSE

0.87 (0.84–0.90)

0.90 (0.87–0.94)

0.84 (0.81–0.88)

Education

0.79 (0.62–0.99)

0.85 (0.66–1.10)

0.61 (0.39–0.96)

Marital status

0.83 (0.67–1.03)

0.81 (0.63–1.04)

0.77 (0.52–1.13)

Social class

0.89 (0.72–1.11)

0.82 (0.64–1.05)

0.88 (0.59–1.30)

Functional ability

0.55 (0.41–0.72)

0.46 (0.30–0.70)

0.34 (0.15–0.76)

Gender

0.79 (0.64–0.98)

0.55 (0.43–0.72)

0.51 (0.33–0.79)

Younger cohort

0.88 (0.66–1.18)

0.65 (0.43–0.98)

0.62 (0.26–1.48)

Medium cohort

0.94 (0.70–1.27)

0.72 (0.47–1.16)

0.93 (0.38–2.31)

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BMC Neurology

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