Hypertension and Dementia in the Elderly: The Leisure World Cohort Study

Table 2

Hazard ratios for dementia by hypertension and its treatment in men, Leisure World Cohort Study, 1981–2010.

	Aged <75 years				75+ years
	No.	No. with dementia	HR	95% CI	No.	No. with dementia	HR	95% CI
Hypertension and treatment
No hypertension and no treatment	1160	153	1.00		1171	163	1.00
Hypertension but no treatment	495	66	1.27	0.95–1.70	480	51	1.02	0.75–1.41
Past treatment	449	64	1.33	1.00–1.79	384	42	0.92	0.66–1.30
Current treatment	430	42	1.00	0.71–1.41	532	56	1.01	0.74–1.37
Current hypertensive medication
No	2104	283	1.00		2035	256	1.00
Yes	430	42	0.89	0.64–1.24	532	56	1.02	0.76–1.36