Cardiovascular risk factors and cognitive function in middle aged and elderly Lithuanian urban population: results from the HAPIEE study

Table 3 Multivariable adjusted odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for lowered cognitive function*

Variables	Men	Women
Variables	OR (95% CI)	OR (95% CI)
Stroke	2.52 (1.75-3.64)	2.45 (1.64-3.66)
Ischemic heart disease	1.28 (1.03-1.60)	n.s.
Quality of life
Very good and good	1.0	1.0
Neither poor nor good	1.03 (0.86-1.24)	1.16 (0.94-1.44)
Very poor and poor	1.67 (1.07-2.61)	2.81 (1.92-4.11)
Self-rated health
Good and very good	1.0	n.s.
Average	1.21 (0.99-1.50)
Poor and very poor	1.57 (1.15-2.14)
Diastolic blood pressure, mm Hg	1.01 (1.00-1.01)	n.s.
Physical activity in leisure time
3rd tertile (> 22.5 hours/week)		1.0
2nd tertile (14.1-22.5 hours/week)	n.s.	1.14 (0.88-1.49)
1st tertile (0.0-14.0 hours/week)		1.32 (1.03-1.69)

*- 1 SD or more below age and education specific mean of the composite score of cognitive function.
n.s. – not significant.
In men, ORs are adjusted for previous stroke, ischemic heart disease, quality of life, self-rated health, diastolic blood pressure, physical activity in leisure time, and depression scale score.
In women, ORs are adjusted for previous stroke, quality of life, self-rated health, HDL cholesterol, triglycerides, physical activity in leisure time, alcohol intake, and depression scale score.
Variable selection was conducted by a stepwise backward procedure using the likelihood ratio criterion.

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