Association of scrub typhus with incidence of dementia: a nationwide population-based cohort study in Korea

BMC Infectious Diseases

Table 2 Multivariate Cox proportional hazards analysis of dementia by subtype

	patients (n, %)		Crude HR	P value	Adjusted HR*	P value
	Scrub typhus group	Control group	Crude HR	P value	Adjusted HR*	P value
Dementia subtype
All	10,460 (14.7)	42,965 (12.1)	1.19 (1.16–1.21)	< 0.001	1.12 (1.10–1.15)	< 0.001
Alzheimer’s disease	7770 (10.9)	31,058 (8.7)	1.22 (1.19–1.25)	< 0.001	1.15 (1.13–1.18)	< 0.001
Vascular	163 (0.2)	784 (0.2)	1.02 (0.86–1.20)	0.837	0.98 (0.83–1.17)	0.853
Others	2527 (3.6)	11,123 (3.1)	1.11 (1.06–1.16)	< 0.001	1.05 (1.00-1.09)	0.033

*Model adjusted for age, sex, and comorbidities (Stroke, Central degenerative disease, Diabetes mellitus, Hypertension, Major depressive disorder)

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