Table 2 Sex-specific hazard ratios (HRs) and 95%CIs between cardiovascular disease (CVD) events and dementia subtypes: a prospective analysis

All-cause dementia

All participants

Reference

2.20 (2.06, 2.35)

1.69 (1.53, 1.86)

2.37 (2.05, 2.75)

2.19 (1.95, 2.46)

Female

Reference

2.31 (2.07, 2.57)

1.84 (1.55, 2.18)

2.40 (1.91, 3.02)

2.10 (1.73, 2.54)

Male

Reference

2.01 (1.85, 2.18)

1.52 (1.35, 1.71)

2.24 (1.86, 2.71)

2.14 (1.85, 2.47)

Ratio of HR (female/male)

1.20 (1.13, 1.28)

1.28 (1.15, 1.42)

1.12 (0.97, 1.31)

1.00 (0.89, 1.13)

Alzheimer's disease

All participants

Reference

1.71 (1.53, 1.90)

1.50 (1.28, 1.75)

1.48 (1.12, 1.95)

1.57 (1.28, 1.92)

Female

Reference

2.07 (1.75, 2.45)

1.92 (1.50, 2.46)

1.44 (0.93, 2.23)

1.76 (1.30, 2.40)

Male

Reference

1.46 (1.26, 1.68)

1.25 (1.03, 1.53)

1.44 (1.00, 2.06)

1.39 (1.05, 1.82)

Ratio of HR (female/male)

1.50 (1.34, 1.67)

1.63 (1.39, 1.91)

1.06 (0.80, 1.41)

1.32 (1.07, 1.62)

Vascular dementia

All participants

Reference

3.37 (2.98, 3.82)

2.01 (1.66, 2.45)

5.01 (4.00, 6.27)

2.99 (2.41, 3.72)

Female

Reference

2.77 (2.21, 3.47)

1.94 (1.34, 2.79)

4.13 (2.78, 6.14)

2.27 (1.52, 3.41)

Male

Reference

3.35 (2.87, 3.91)

1.89 (1.50, 2.38)

5.24 (3.98, 6.91)

3.22 (2.49, 4.16)

Ratio of HR (Female/Male)

0.86 (0.75, 0.98)

1.05 (0.84, 1.30)

0.82 (0.64, 1.04)

0.73 (0.57, 0.93)