Table 2 Association of anemia with baseline cognitive impairment among participants age ≥55 in the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort

Modified Mini-Mental State Exam

762

1.48 (0.85–2.59)

1.45 (0.81–2.61)

1.59 (0.86–2.94)

Category Fluency

760

1.49 (0.92–2.41)

1.50 (0.91–2.48)

1.43 (0.85–2.40)

Buschke Delayed Recall

753

1.19 (0.77–1.86)

1.19 (0.75–1.89)

1.06 (0.66–1.71)

Boston Naming

760

1.34 (0.83–2.16)

1.21 (0.73–2.00)

1.25 (0.73–2.14)

Trailmaking Test A

759

1.93 (1.12–3.32)

1.72 (0.98–3.04)

1.72 (0.95–3.10)

Trailmaking Test B

759

1.42 (0.89–2.28)

1.19 (0.73–1.96)

1.16 (0.69–1.94)