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Table 3 Hazard ratio of dementia per 10 µg/m3 increase in PM10, according to sex, age, and comorbidities

From: Long-term exposure to particulate matter and risk of Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia in Korea: a national population-based Cohort Study

 

Alzheimer’s disease

 

Vascular dementia

HR*

(95% CI)

HR*

(95% CI)

Sex

     

 Male

1.00

(0.98, 1.01)

 

1.08

(1.03, 1.12)

 Female

0.98

(0.97, 1.00)

 

1.02

(0.99, 1.06)

Age group

     

 < 75

1.01

(1.00, 1.02)

 

1.07

(1.03, 1.11)

 ≥ 75

0.96

(0.95, 0.98)

 

1.01

(0.96, 1.06)

Stroke

     

 No

0.99

(0.98, 1.00)

 

1.07

(1.04, 1.10)

 Yes

1.01

(0.98, 1.03)

 

0.96

(0.89, 1.02)

Depression

     

 No

0.99

(0.98, 1.00)

 

1.05

(1.02, 1.08)

 Yes

0.99

(0.96, 1.02)

 

1.03

(0.94, 1.13)

Brain injury

     

 No

0.99

(0.98, 1.00)

 

1.05

(1.02, 1.08)

 Yes

0.94

(0.86, 1.02)

 

1.06

(0.84, 1.35)

Diabetes mellitus

     

 No

0.99

(0.98, 1.00)

 

1.05

(1.02, 1.09)

 Yes

0.99

(0.95, 1.01)

 

1.04

(0.99, 1.09)

  1. *Adjusted for sex, age as a time-varying covariate, BMI, smoking, physical activity, insurance premium, comorbidities including depression, traumatic brain injury, stroke, diabetes mellitus, CCI, proportion of basic livelihood security recipients, and proportion of people without a high school diploma.
  2. BMI, body mass index; CCI, Charlson comorbidity index; HR, hazard ratio; CI, confidence interval.