Table 2 Odds ratio of being classified as AD or MCI compared with a healthy control classification

From: Adherence to a Mediterranean diet and Alzheimer’s disease risk in an Australian population

Model a

Number of subjects included in model

Classification

OR

95% CI

P-value

Model 1

970

HC

1.00 (reference)

  
  

MCI

0.809

0.71–0.92

**

  

AD

0.740

0.66–0.83

***

Model 2

970

HC

1.00 (reference)

  
  

MCI

0.863

0.75–1.00

*

  

AD

0.813

0.71–0.93

**

Model 3

970

HC

1.00 (reference)

  
  

MCI

0.866

0.75–1.00

*

  

AD

0.806

0.71–0.92

**

  1. Abbreviations: AD, Alzheimer’s disease; APOE, apolipoprotein E; CI, confidence interval; HC, healthy control; MCI, mild cognitive impairment; OR, odds ratio. Multinomial logistic regression analysis; *P<0.05, **P<0.01 and ***P<0.001.
  2. aModel 1: unadjusted. Model 2: adjusted for age at assessment, sex, country of birth, education, APOE E4 allele status, current smoking status, caloric intake and BMI. Model 3: adjusted for covariates in model 2 and history of stroke, diabetes, hypertension, angina and heart attack.
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