Table 2

Association between diabetes and risk of dementia subtypes

OutcomeHR (95% CI)PEventsPerson-yearsIncidence rate (95% CI)
Alzheimer disease      
 Control 1.00 (Ref)  12,834 10,409,681 1.23 (1.21, 1.25) 
 Type 2 diabetes 0.94 (0.90, 0.99) 0.011 2,320 2,044,254 1.13 (1.09, 1.18) 
Vascular dementia      
 Control 1.00 (Ref)  7,629 10,420,918 0.73 (0.72, 0.75) 
 Type 2 diabetes 1.34 (1.28, 1.41) <0.0001 2,155 2,044,675 1.05 (1.01, 1.10) 
Nonvascular dementia      
 Control 1.00 (Ref)  31,781 10,382,823 3.06 (3.03, 3.09) 
 Type 2 diabetes 1.10 (1.07, 1.13) <0.0001 7,033 2,037,488 3.45 (3.37, 3.53) 
OutcomeHR (95% CI)PEventsPerson-yearsIncidence rate (95% CI)
Alzheimer disease      
 Control 1.00 (Ref)  12,834 10,409,681 1.23 (1.21, 1.25) 
 Type 2 diabetes 0.94 (0.90, 0.99) 0.011 2,320 2,044,254 1.13 (1.09, 1.18) 
Vascular dementia      
 Control 1.00 (Ref)  7,629 10,420,918 0.73 (0.72, 0.75) 
 Type 2 diabetes 1.34 (1.28, 1.41) <0.0001 2,155 2,044,675 1.05 (1.01, 1.10) 
Nonvascular dementia      
 Control 1.00 (Ref)  31,781 10,382,823 3.06 (3.03, 3.09) 
 Type 2 diabetes 1.10 (1.07, 1.13) <0.0001 7,033 2,037,488 3.45 (3.37, 3.53) 

HRs were adjusted for sex, income, education, country of birth, and prevalent CVD. Number of events, person-years, and incidence rate are per 1,000 person-years with exact 95% Poisson CI. Ref, reference group.

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