Hazard ratios for mortality in patients with a first hospitalisation for dementia versus mortality risks after a first hospitalisation for acute myocardial infarction, heart failure or stroke, stratified by age and sex
| Age, | Dementia vs AMI | Dementia vs heart failure | Dementia vs stroke | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| years | HR | 95% CI | HR | 95% CI | HR | 95% CI | |
| Women 1-year mortality | |||||||
| 60–64 | 2.59 | (1.97 to 3.42) | 1.12 | (0.86 to 1.47) | 1.86 | (1.41 to 2.44) | |
| 65–69 | 2.01 | (1.66 to 2.44) | 1.05 | (0.87 to 1.27) | 1.76 | (1.46 to 2.13) | |
| 70–74 | 1.93 | (1.74 to 2.14) | 1.14 | (1.03 to 1.25) | 1.59 | (1.44 to 1.76) | |
| 75–79 | 1.41 | (1.32 to 1.51) | 1.05 | (0.98 to 1.12) | 1.29 | (1.21 to 1.37) | |
| >80 | 1.11 | (1.07 to 1.14) | 1.01 | (0.98 to 1.03) | 0.99 | (0.96 to 1.02) | |
| Total | 1.14 | (1.11 to 1.17) | 1.00 | (0.98 to 1.03) | 1.00 | (0.98 to 1.03) | |
| 5-year mortality | |||||||
| 60–64 | 3.19 | (2.60 to 3.91) | 1.20 | (0.98 to 1.46) | 2.24 | (1.83 to 2.74) | |
| 65–69 | 3.07 | (2.69 to 3.50) | 1.33 | (1.17 to 1.51) | 2.44 | (2.14 to 2.77) | |
| 70–74 | 2.78 | (2.58 to 2.99) | 1.33 | (1.24 to 1.43) | 2.06 | (1.92 to 2.22) | |
| 75–79 | 1.98 | (1.88 to 2.09) | 1.20 | (1.15 to 1.25) | 1.63 | (1.55 to 1.70) | |
| >80 | 1.40 | (1.37 to 1.44) | 1.08 | (1.05 to 1.10) | 1.19 | (1.17 to 1.22) | |
| Total | 1.51 | (1.47 to 1.54) | 1.09 | (1.07 to 1.11) | 1.24 | (1.22 to 1.26) | |
| Men 1-year mortality | |||||||
| 60–64 | 3.96 | (3.24 to 4.85) | 1.55 | (1.26 to 1.90) | 2.62 | (2.14 to 3.22) | |
| 65–69 | 3.15 | (2.75 to 3.60) | 1.50 | (1.32 to 1.72) | 2.31 | (2.01 to 2.64) | |
| 70–74 | 2.42 | (2.23 to 2.64) | 1.34 | (1.24 to 1.46) | 2.01 | (1.84 to 2.19) | |
| 75–79 | 1.94 | (1.83 to 2.06) | 1.30 | (1.23 to 1.37) | 1.73 | (1.63 to 1.84) | |
| >80 | 1.50 | (1.45 to 1.56) | 1.14 | (1.11 to 1.18) | 1.35 | (1.31 to 1.40) | |
| Total | 1.65 | (1.60 to 1.70) | 1.18 | (1.15 to 1.21) | 1.47 | (1.43 to 1.51) | |
| 5-year mortality | |||||||
| 60–64 | 4.67 | (4.01 to 5.42) | 1.44 | (1.24 to 1.68) | 2.92 | (2.51 to 3.40) | |
| 65–69 | 3.97 | (3.59 to 4.39) | 1.54 | (1.40 to 1.70) | 2.67 | (2.41 to 2.95) | |
| 70–74 | 3.04 | (2.85 to 3.24) | 1.43 | (1.35 to 1.53) | 2.32 | (2.17 to 2.47) | |
| 75–79 | 2.52 | (2.41 to 2.64) | 1.41 | (1.35 to 1.47) | 2.08 | (1.98 to 2.17) | |
| >80 | 1.79 | (1.74 to 1.85) | 1.22 | (1.19 to 1.25) | 1.54 | (1.50 to 1.59) | |
| Total | 2.03 | (1.99 to 2.08) | 1.27 | (1.25 to 1.30) | 1.71 | (1.67 to 1.75) | |
AMI, acute myocardial infarction; HR, hazard ratio; CI, confidence interval.