Research Article

Psychosis in Alzheimer's Disease in the National Alzheimer's Disease Coordinating Center Uniform Data Set: Clinical Correlates and Association with Apolipoprotein E

Table 3

Multinomial logistic regression analysis of Single and Multiple/Recurrent Psychosis.

Psychosis categoryVariableOR95% CIWald ( ) value

SingleAge1.053(1.016, 1.092)8.083.004
Age of onset0.960(0.926, 0.995)5.047.025
Sex0.799(0.633, 1.010)3.515.061
Race
 Caucasian0.457(0.233, 0.898)5.168.023
 African-American0.834(0.398, 1.750)0.230.632
 Othera
Hispanic origin0.520(0.263, 1.029)3.524.061
Primary language1.925(0.901, 4.110)2.862.091
Education0.965(0.932, 0.999)4.181.041
MMSE0.969(0.951, 0.987)10.924.001
Hachinski0.972(0.895, 1.056)0.437.508
GDS1.051(1.007, 1.096)5.179.023
APOE ϵ4 allele number
 00.778(0.542, 1.115)1.867.172
 10.815(0.575, 1.154)1.329.249
 2a

Multiple/RecurrentAge1.078(1.034, 1.123)12.485<.001
Age of onset0.914(0.876, 0.953)17.716<.001
Sex0.847(0.631, 1.136)1.233.267
Race
 Caucasian0.311(0.151, 0.642)9.977.002
 African-American1.008(0.455, 2.232)0.000.985
 Othera
Hispanic origin0.457(0.207, 1.007)3.774.052
Primary language1.157(0.495, 2.703)0.113.736
Education0.974(0.935, 1.014)1.654.198
MMSE0.911(0.892, 0.931)71.322<.001
Hachinski1.039(0.948, 1.140)0.673.412
GDS1.077(1.025, 1.132)8.489.004
APOE ϵ4 allele number
 00.817(0.518, 1.290)0.751.386
 10.999(0.647, 1.541)0.000.996
 2a

Abbreviations: MMSE, Mini-mental state exam; GDS, Geriatric depression scale; APOE, Apolipoprotein E.
aReference group.