Table 2

Univariate Cox survival model for time to dementia

p ValueHR (95% CI)
Age (years)0.0031.12 (1.04 to 1.21)**
Male sex0.8060.909 (0.425 to 1.95)
MTA0.0031.43 (1.13 to 1.80)**
Log (WMH/TBV)0.0012.42 (1.41 to 4.16)**
Total brain volume (ml)0.1830.995 (0.989 to 1.00)
Cortical lesion 40 mm or larger0.5510.724 (0.250 to 2.10)
AIREN association areas0.6951.19 (0.502 to 2.81)
AIREN post-cerebral artery infarct0.7070.759 (0.179 to 3.21)
AIREN basal ganglia0.9381.03 (0.472 to 2.25)
AIREN frontal WMH0.6801.17 (0.550 to 2.50)
AIREN periventricular WMH0.0132.65 (1.23 to 5.74)*
AIREN bilateral thalamic infarct<0.0016.47 (2.42 to 17.3)**
AIREN large vessel—left0.8741.09 (0.376 to 3.16)
AIREN large vessel—right0.4570.668 (0.231 to 1.93)
AIREN bilateral large vessel0.5240.047 (0.000 to 580)
AIREN WMH >25%0.0252.41 (1.11 to 5.19)*
AIREN sum of scores0.0241.40 (1.05 to 1.87)*
Any thalamic infarct0.4361.35 (0.633 to 2.89)
CAMCOG-R<0.0010.902 (0.865 to 0.941)**
MMSE<0.0010.716 (0.620 to 0.826)**
  • *p<0.05; **p<0.01.

  • AIREN, relevant imaging change meets imaging criteria as specified in the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Association/Internationale pour la Recherche et al'Enseignement en Neurosciences (NINDS/AIREN) criteria; CAMCOG-R, Cambridge Cognitive Assessment-revised; MMSE, Mini-Mental State Examination; MTA, medial temporal lobe atrophy rating; TBV, total brain volume; WMH, white matter hyperintensity volume.