Predicting dementia in primary care patients with a cardiovascular health metric: a prospective population-based study

Table 4 Cardiovascular health sum scores, group sizes, and dementia risk. Results of the Cox proportional hazards regressions

Cardiovascular health scores^a	Dementia/total N	Unadjusted models HR (95 % CI)	Adjusted models^b HR (95 % CI)
Health behaviors^c
4–6	192/2315	Reference	Reference
3	62/719	1.06 (0.80–1.41)	0.98 (0.73–1.31)
0–2	42/513	1.03 (0.74–1.44)	1.28 (0.91–1.80)
Blood parameters^d
4–6	104/1299	Reference	Reference
3	92/1174	0.98 (0.74–1.30)	0.79 (0.60–1.05)
0–2	100/1074	1.20 (0.91–1.57)	0.95 (0.72–1.25)
Total score^e
9–12	52/752	Reference	Reference
5–8	212/2458	1.28 (0.95–1.74)	0.98 (0.72–1.33)
0–4	32/337	1.47 (0.94–2.28)	1.41 (0.91–2.20)

^aHigher scores indicate better cardiovascular health. ^bAdjusted for age, sex, and education. ^cSum of smoking, physical activity, and body mass index. ^dSum of blood pressure, total cholesterol, and fasting glucose.^eSum of smoking, physical activity, body mass index, blood pressure, total cholesterol, and fasting glucose. HR hazard ratio. 95 % CI 95 % confidence interval

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