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Table 4 The risk of all-cause dementia associated with parity

From: Does parity matter in women’s risk of dementia? A COSMIC collaboration cohort study

Parity

Number of subjects

Unadjusted model

Adjusted model I*

Adjusted model II

Control

Dementia

OR (95% CI)

P

OR (95% CI)

P

OR (95% CI)

P

0 (nulliparity)

1368

84

1.25 (0.93–1.68)

0.014

0.91 (0.66–1.25)

0.560

0.92 (0.67–1.27)

0.613

1 (primiparity)

2096

103

1.00 [Reference]

 

1.00 [Reference]

 

1.00 [Reference]

 

2

3923

181

0.94 (0.73–1.20)

0.618

1.12 (0.86–1.46)

0.397

1.13 (0.86–1.47)

0.375

3

2819

161

1.16 (0.90–1.50)

0.245

1.19 (0.91–1.57)

0.206

1.19 (0.91–1.57)

0.200

4

1652

103

1.27 (0.96–1.68)

0.096

1.06 (0.79–1.44)

0.690

1.07 (0.79–1.45)

0.664

≥ 5 (grand multiparity)

2061

241

2.38 (1.87–3.02)

< 0.001

1.47 (1.11–1.94)

0.007

1.47 (1.10–1.94)

0.007

5 to 9

1836

212

2.35 (1.84–3.00)

< 0.001

1.43 (1.08–1.90)

0.012

1.44 (1.08–1.90)

0.012

≥ 10

225

29

2.62 (1.70–4.05)

< 0.001

1.84 (1.11–3.06)

0.019

1.86 (1.11–3.09)

0.018

  1. OR odds ratio, CI confidence intervals
  2. *Binary logistic regression analyses adjusted for age, educational level, and cohort as covariates
  3. Binary logistic regression analyses adjusted for age, educational level, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and cohort as covariates