Table 5 Demographic and social factors independently associated with risk reduction beliefs
From: Public knowledge and beliefs about dementia risk reduction: a national survey of Australians
| Â | Dementia rated as important | Believe risk can be reduced | Very confident can lower risk | Believe action should start at <40Â yrs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adj OR | 95% CI | Adj OR | 95% CI | Adj OR | 95% CI | Adj OR | 95% CI | |
Sex | ||||||||
 Men (ref) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 Women | 1.88 | 1.07-3.31 | 0.69 | 0.53-0.90 | 0.69 | 0.52-0.91 |  |  |
Age | ||||||||
 20-39 (ref) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 40-59 | 3.29 | 1.23-8.76 |  |  |  |  | 0.66 | 0.48-0.92 |
 60+ | 14.17 | 5.67-35.39 |  |  |  |  | 0.32 | 0.21-0.48 |
Income | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 <$40 k (ref) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 $40-99 k |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.69 | 0.48-1.00 |
 $100 k+ |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.58 | 0.39-0.86 |
Contact w/-dementia | ||||||||
 No (ref) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 Yes |  |  | 1.51 | 1.11-2.05 |  |  |  |  |