Research Article

The Value of Brain Structural Magnetic Resonance Imaging Combined with APOE--ε4 Genotype in Early Diagnosis and Disease Progression of Senile Vascular Cognitive Impairment No Dementia

Table 5

Single-factor and multivariate logistic analysis of risk factors related to dementia.

FeaturesSingle factorMultivariate
HR (95% CI)P-valueHR (95% CI)P-value

Age0.974 (0.943–1.007)0.118
Gender1.638 (0.790–3.396)0.185
BMI1.040 (0.949–1.140)0.397
Years of education0.913 (0.691–1.206)0.521
Stroke onset time0.943 (0.781–1.140)0.545
Hypertension0.699 (0.330–1.480)0.349
Diabetes0.979 (0.462–2.073)0.956
Coronary heart disease0.399 (0.121–1.318)0.132
Smoking history1.336 (0.592–3.017)0.486
Drinking history1.941 (0.936–4.024)0.075
Fasting blood glucose0.916 (0.618–1.358)0.662
Triglycerides (TG)1.503 (0.903–2.500)0.117
Cholesterol (TC)1.107 (0.708–1.731)0.657
High-density lipoprotein (HDL)1.714 (0.446–6.590)0.433
Low-density lipoprotein (LDL)0.691 (0.465–1.027)0.067
Homocysteine (hcy)0.862 (0.416–1.786)0.690
White matter volume (WMV)1.329 (1.129–1.564)0.0011.280 (1.073–1.528)0.006
White matter hyperintensity (WMH)2.742 (1.413–5.322)0.0033.044 (1.512–6.129)0.002
Lacunar infarction (LI)1.946 (0.804–4.709)0.140
Fazekas score1.841 (1.150–2.947)0.0111.984 (1.231–3.198)0.005
Leukoaraiosis region
Frontal region (reference group)1.000
Parieto-occipital region0.953 (0.258–3.520)0.942
Temporal region1.052 (0.374–2.957)0.923
Basal ganglia region0.971 (0.402–2.343)0.948
Cerebral atrophy0.633 (0.288–1.391)0.255
ε4 gene carrier3.267 (1.575–6.776)0.0012.442 (1.115–5.35)0.026

Carriage of the APOE-ε4 gene is associated with survival in patients with VCIND.