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Table 4 Hazard ratios comparing survival in minority ethnic groups to the White British group, stratified by age at diagnosis

From: Ethnicity and survival after a dementia diagnosis: a retrospective cohort study using electronic health record data

Ethnicity

65–75 years old (n = 1866)

75–85 years old (n = 5006)

85–95 years old (n = 3666)

Black African

0.65 (0.47–0.92)

0.59 (0.44–0.79)

0.55 (0.31–0.96)

Black Caribbean

0.60 (0.47–0.75)

0.54 (0.48–0.62)

0.51 (0.43–0.60)

South Asian

0.54 (0.36–0.80)

0.71 (0.56–0.91)

0.65 (0.46–0.92)

White Irish

0.79 (0.59–1.06)

0.88 (0.73–1.05)

0.78 (0.63–0.97)

Any other Asian background

0.77 (0.44–1.33)

0.69 (0.51–0.93)

0.82 (0.53–1.28)

Any other Black background

0.92 (0.54–1.57)

0.39 (0.24–0.63)

0.54 (0.30–0.95)

Any other ethnic group

0.61 (0.36–1.02)

0.50 (0.38–0.67)

0.73 (0.55–0.97)

Any other mixed background

0.22 (0.03–1.58)

0.55 (0.08–3.90)

0.50 (0.12–1.99)

Any other White background

0.61 (0.42–0.88)

0.62 (0.52–0.74)

0.63 (0.52–0.77)

  1. All models adjust for gender, MMSE score near index date, and neighbourhood-level deprivation. Age bands are inclusive of the upper bound and exclusive of the lower bound (with the exception of 65 years old)