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Table 5 Potential predictors for MCI at 18 months

From: Incidence and predictors of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) within a multi-ethnic Asian populace: a community-based longitudinal study

Predictor of interest

N = 1227

p value

B

OR (95% CI)

Age (years, continuous)

0.019

1.019 (0.987–1.052)

0.245

Sex

 Male vs Female

0.618

1.854 (1.287–2.672)

0.001*

Education (years):

 0–6 vs 7 and above

0.415

1.515 (0.952–2.409)

0.079

Lifestyle

 Mental activity

– 0.066

0.936 (0.897–0.977)

0.002*

 Attend or organise parties

0.389

1.476 (0.860–2.534)

0.158

 Gardening or rearing animals

0.184

1.201 (0.850–1.699)

0.299

 Use modern gadgets

0.532

1.702 (0.619–4.681)

0.303

Physical Performance

 TUG ((seconds)

– 0.030

0.971 (0.919–1.026)

0.294

Dietary Intake:

 Pyridoxine (mg/day)

– 0.249

0.779 (0.470–1.292)

0.333

  1. *p < 0.05 significant using binary logistic regression