| Project | Number of Projects | t | I2/% | Merge Model | Meta Analysis Results | ||
| OR | 95%CI | p | |||||
| ApoE | 11 | 11.4 | 21 | fixed | 3.42 | 2.75 - 4.26 | 0.24 |
| Gender | 10 | 0.15 | 96 | random | 2.48 | 0.54 - 2.04 | 0.88 |
| Education level | 8 | 12.49 | 18 | fixed | 1.66 | 2.15 - 2.86 | 0.29 |
| Smoking history | 11 | 0.72 | 87 | random | 1.17 | 0.77 - 1.78 | 0.98 |
| Drinking history | 11 | 1.62 | 91 | random | 1.52 | 0.92 - 2.53 | 0.11 |
| Diabetes | 7 | 0.03 | 82 | random | 0.99 | 0.60 - 1.63 | 0.98 |
| Brain trauma | 6 | 5.52 | 98 | random | 2.63 | 1.86 - 3.70 | p < 0.00001 |
| Family history of dementia | 5 | 0.17 | 97 | random | 3.37 | 0.13 - 11.54 | 0.87 |
| Negative life events | 2 | 4.04 | 50 | fixed | 3.49 | 1.90 - 6.42 | 0.16 |