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Table 2 Distribution of BMI at different time points and its association with Aβ misfolding and clinical Alzheimer’s disease

From: Aβ misfolding in blood plasma is inversely associated with body mass index even in middle adulthood

 

Aβ misfolding

Clinical Alzheimer’s disease

Time point

Ntotal

(col %)

NAbeta+

(row %)

OR (95% CI)

p-valueb

Ntotal

(col %)

NAD

(row %)

HR (95% CI)

p-valueb

Adjusteda

Adjustedc

Baseline

< 25 kg/m2

208 (24.6)

37 (17.8)

Ref.

 

1657 (28.2)

45 (2.7)

Ref.

 

≥25 kg/m2

638 (75.4)

90 (14.1)

0.82 (0.49–1.36)

.4385

4225 (71.8)

98 (2.3)

0.66 (0.43–1.00)

.0501

Per 5 kg/m2

846 (100)

127 (15.0)

0.73 (0.52–1.03)

.0705

5882 (100)

143 (2.4)

0.88 (0.67–1.16)

.3736

At age 50

< 25 kg/m2

335 (42.8)

59 (17.6)

Ref.

 

2341 (41.3)

62 (2.7)

Ref.

 

≥25 kg/m2

448 (57.2)

61 (13.6)

0.88 (0.54–1.41)

.5817

3327 (58.7)

73 (2.2)

0.81 (0.54–1.21)

.3048

Per 5 kg/m2

783 (100)

120 (15.3)

0.64 (0.43–0.96)

.0314

5668 (100)

135 (2.4)

1.13 (0.83–1.53)

.4455

At age 40

< 25 kg/m2

468 (61.9)

74 (15.8)

Ref.

 

3269 (58.3)

76 (2.3)

Ref.

 

≥25 kg/m2

288 (38.1)

38 (13.2)

0.87 (0.53–1.42)

.5760

2340 (41.7)

49 (2.1)

1.08 (0.72–1.62)

.7101

Per 5 kg/m2

756 (100)

112 (14.8)

0.80 (0.54–1.19)

.2704

5609 (100)

125 (2.2)

1.13 (0.81–1.56)

.4753

  1. aAdjusted for all variables listed in Table 1 and case/control status
  2. bp-value derived from multiple logistic regression for adjusted odds ratios
  3. cAdjusted for all variables listed in Table 1