Research Article
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 |
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