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Table 2 Demographic and social factors associated with the knowledge of risk factors for dementia

From: Public awareness and knowledge of factors associated with dementia in China

 

Negative affect

Alcohol use

Smoking

Hypertension

Diabetes

%

AOR

95% CI

%

AOR

95% CI

%

AOR

95% CI

%

AOR

95% CI

%

AOR

95% CI

Sex

 Men

80.80

1

 

64.60

1

 

55.10

1

 

48.70

1

 

41.80

1

 

 Women

86.10

1.68*

1.37–2.05

65.30

1.10

0.94–1.29

57.50

1.14

0.98–1.33

48.80

1.06

0.91–1.23

43.10

1.10

0.95–1.28

Age (years)

  < 40

87.70

1

 

69.40

1

 

63.30

1

 

52.00

1

 

45.70

1

 

 40–65

80.00

0.69*

0.56–0.86

60.60

0.83*

0.71–0.99

49.20

0.67*

0.57–0.79

45.60

0.89

0.76–1.05

39.70

0.92

0.78–1.08

  ≥ 65

79.20

1.19

0.67–2.11

48.10

0.79

0.50–1.25

38.70

0.64

0.40–1.02

34.00

0.80

0.50–1.29

29.20

0.90

0.55–1.47

Education level (years)

 Primary school or illiteracy (≤ 6)

59.60

1

 

38.60

1

 

31.60

1

 

29.80

1

 

17.50

1

 

 Middle or high school (6–12)

73.50

2.02*

1.13–3.60

49.70

1.58

0.89–2.78

40.30

1.41

0.78–2.54

32.70

1.10

0.60–2.01

26.50

1.57

0.77–3.21

 College or university (12–16)

86.80

3.78*

2.07–6.89

67.20

2.61*

1.47–4.66

59.30

2.25*

1.24–4.10

50.90

1.99*

1.08–3.64

44.20

2.81*

1.37–5.75

 Postgraduate (≥ 16)

88.10

3.69*

1.95–6.97

72.60

3.13*

1.72–5.70

63.90

2.47*

1.33–4.57

56.10

2.24*

1.20–4.17

51.60

3.51*

1.69–7.30

Type of job

 Nonmanual

86.70

1

 

69.20

1

 

61.00

1

 

52.40

1

 

46.60

1

 

 Manual

78.50

0.95

0.69–1.31

54.60

0.78

0.61–1.00

45.20

0.75*

0.59–0.96

38.30

0.84

0.66–1.08

30.10

0.78

0.60–1.01

 Retired

72.80

0.55*

0.39–0.76

46.70

0.56*

0.43–0.74

38.20

0.60*

0.45–0.79

34.30

0.67*

0.51–0.90

28.60

0.62*

0.46–0.84

Income groups (yuan/month)

 0–2000

80.60

1

 

59.60

1

 

54.60

1

 

42.30

1

 

37.40

1

 

 2000–5000

82.40

1.09

0.79–1.51

60.80

1.08

0.83–1.40

53.00

0.95

0.73–1.23

45.20

1.14

0.88–1.47

38.80

1.06

0.82–1.38

 5000–10,000

84.40

0.96

0.69–1.34

67.20

1.13

0.87–1.47

58.90

0.95

0.74–1.23

48.90

1.06

0.83–1.37

43.50

1.01

0.78–1.30

  > 10,000

88.10

1.35

0.92–1.97

69.70

1.13

0.85–1.51

58.80

0.88

0.66–1.16

56.10

1.30

0.99–1.71

48.80

1.11

0.84–1.47

Type of residence

 City

87.70

1

 

65.80

1

 

58.10

1

 

49.90

1

 

44.20

1

 

 Town

79.70

0.90

0.65–1.25

62.10

1.13

0.86–1.47

48.30

0.84

0.65–1.09

42.10

0.93

0.72–1.20

34.80

0.88

0.67–1.15

 Rural area

75.30

0.79

0.52–1.21

57.10

1.09

0.76–1.56

46.10

0.86

0.60–1.23

39.00

0.97

0.68–1.39

27.90

0.76

0.52–1.12

Dementia contact

 Yes

85.90

1

 

69.10

1

 

59.20

1

 

54.20

1

 

48.50

1

 

 No

82.80

0.73*

0.59–0.91

62.90

0.72*

0.61–0.86

55.00

0.77*

0.66–0.91

45.00

0.67*

0.57–0.78

38.10

0.63*

0.54–0.74

 Unclear

85.20

1.00

0.74–1.35

63.60

0.82

0.65–1.02

56.70

0.91

0.73–1.12

49.20

0.86

0.70–1.06

44.70

0.92

0.74–1.13

  1. Abbreviation AOR adjusted odds ratio. *p < 0.05