Table 3 Results from nine linear regressions, looking at associations between risk judgments and demographic factors along with dementia understanding
From: What do young Australian adults know about modifiable risk factors for dementia?
Unstandardised beta | Standard error | p | 95%CI | Standardised beta | Partial eta | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hypertension (3% prevalence) | ||||||||
Age | 0.001 | 0.0242 | 0.975 | −0.047 | 0.048 | 0.001 | < 0.001 | |
Gender | Male | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.009 |
Female | 0.795 | 0.417 | 0.057 | −0.025 | 1.614 | 0.081 | ||
Other | −1.350 | 1.679 | 0.422 | −4.647 | 1.948 | −0.034 | ||
Have hypertension (treated or untreated) | 0.111 | 1.103 | 0.920 | −2.055 | 2.277 | 0.004 | < 0.001 | |
Dementia understanding | None | −0.757 | 0.837 | 0.366 | −2.401 | 0.887 | −0.038 | 0.002 |
Limited | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
Good | −0.347 | 0.421 | 0.410 | −1.174 | 0.480 | −0.035 | ||
Hearing loss (5% prevalence) | ||||||||
Age | 0.017 | 0.026 | 0.515 | −0.035 | 0.069 | 0.027 | 0.001 | |
Gender | Male | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.021 |
Female | 1.576 | 0.453 | 0.001 | 0.687 | 2.465 | 0.147 | ||
Other | −0.139 | 1.666 | 0.934 | −3.411 | 3.133 | −0.004 | ||
Have hearing loss (treated or untreated) | 0.761 | 0.920 | 0.408 | −1.046 | 2.568 | 0.034 | 0.001 | |
Dementia understanding | None | 0.553 | 0.871 | 0.526 | −1.158 | 2.264 | 0.027 | 0.001 |
Limited | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
Good | 0.251 | 0.463 | 0.587 | −0.657 | 1.160 | 0.023 | ||
Depression (31% prevalence) | ||||||||
Age | −0.023 | 0.025 | 0.355 | −0.071 | 0.026 | −0.038 | 0.001 | |
Gender | Male | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.013 |
Female | 1.149 | 0.423 | 0.007 | 0.318 | 1.980 | 0.116 | ||
Other | 1.886 | 1.533 | 0.219 | −1.126 | 4.897 | 0.053 | ||
Have depression (treated or untreated) | 0.479 | 0.397 | 0.228 | −0.301 | 1.259 | 0.050 | 0.003 | |
Dementia understanding | None | −0.448 | 0.870 | 0.607 | −2.158 | 1.261 | −0.022 | 0.002 |
Limited | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
Good | 0.122 | 0.424 | 0.774 | −0.711 | 0.954 | 0.012 | ||
Social isolation (67% prevalence) | ||||||||
Age | 0.008 | 0.026 | 0.761 | −0.043 | 0.058 | 0.012 | < 0.001 | |
Gender | Male | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.018 |
Female | 1.428 | 0.442 | 0.001 | 0.561 | 2.296 | 0.134 | ||
Other | −0.230 | 1.621 | 0.887 | −3.414 | 2.953 | −0.006 | ||
Experience loneliness (sometimes or always) | 0.809 | 0.409 | 0.048 | 0.006 | 1.612 | 0.080 | 0.007 | |
Dementia understanding | None | −1.944 | 0.858 | 0.024 | −3.629 | −0.258 | −0.093 | 0.009 |
Limited | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
Good | −0.383 | 0.448 | 0.393 | −1.262 | 0.496 | −0.035 | ||
Education (92% prevalence) | ||||||||
Age | −0.022 | 0.029 | 0.444 | −0.079 | 0.0348 | −0.311 | 0.001 | |
Gender | Male | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.019 |
Female | 1.626 | 0.498 | 0.001 | 0.648 | 2.605 | 0.136 | ||
Other | 2.900 | 1.838 | 0.115 | −0.708 | 6.509 | 0.066 | ||
> High school education | 0.994 | 0.792 | 0.210 | −0.562 | 2.550 | 0.051 | 0.003 | |
Dementia understanding | None | 0.952 | 0.972 | 0.328 | −0.958 | 2.862 | 0.041 | 0.003 |
Limited | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
Good | −0.413 | 0.510 | 0.416 | −1.408 | 0.583 | −0.033 | ||
Obesity (15% prevalence) | ||||||||
Age | 0.352 | 0.268 | 0.189 | −0.017 | 0.088 | 0.055 | 0.003 | |
Gender | Male | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.021 |
Female | 1.398 | 0.452 | 0.002 | 0.510 | 2.287 | 0.131 | ||
Other | −1.784 | 1.718 | 0.299 | −5.158 | 1.590 | −0.044 | ||
Obese (treated or untreated) | 0.408 | 0.561 | 0.467 | −0.693 | 1.510 | 0.031 | 0.001 | |
Dementia understanding | None | 1.313 | 0.897 | 0.144 | −0.449 | 3.074 | 0.061 | 0.005 |
Limited | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
Good | 0.434 | 0.456 | 0.341 | −0.462 | 1.330 | 0.040 | ||
Smoking (14% prevalence) | ||||||||
Age | 0.070 | 0.028 | 0.012 | 0.015 | 0.124 | 0.103 | 0.011 | |
Gender | Male | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.006 |
Female | 0.870 | 0.474 | 0.067 | −0.062 | 1.801 | 0.076 | ||
Other | 1.557 | 1.752 | 0.374 | −1.884 | 5.000 | 0.037 | ||
Current smoker | −1.233 | 0.601 | 0.041 | −2.412 | −0.053 | −0.086 | 0.007 | |
Dementia understanding | None | −0.883 | 0.922 | 0.339 | −2.693 | 0.928 | −0.040 | 0.005 |
Limited | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
Good | 0.621 | 0.480 | 0.196 | −0.322 | 1.565 | 0.053 | ||
Physical inactivity (35% prevalence) | ||||||||
Age | 0.054 | 0.024 | 0.026 | 0.006 | 0.102 | 0.091 | 0.008 | |
Gender | Male | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.004 |
Female | 0.648 | 0.418 | 0.121 | −0.172 | 1.468 | 0.065 | ||
Other | 0.165 | 1.536 | 0.915 | −2.853 | 3.182 | 0.004 | ||
Always physically active | 0.298 | 0.380 | 0.433 | −0.449 | 1.046 | 0.032 | 0.001 | |
Dementia understanding | None | −1.379 | 0.813 | 0.091 | −2.976 | 0.219 | −0.070 | 0.006 |
Limited | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
Good | 0.248 | 0.425 | 0.559 | −0.586 | 1.082 | 0.024 | ||
Diabetes (2% prevalence) | ||||||||
Age | 0.345 | 0.026 | 0.178 | −0.157 | 0.085 | 0.055 | 0.003 | |
Gender | Male | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.019 |
Female | 1.474 | 0.443 | 0.001 | 0.603 | 2.345 | 0.140 | ||
Other | 0.956 | 1.701 | 0.575 | −2.386 | 4.297 | 0.024 | ||
Diabetes (treated or untreated) | 0.356 | 1.273 | 0.780 | −2.144 | 2.856 | 0.011 | < 0.001 | |
Dementia understanding | None | −1.132 | 0.855 | 0.186 | −2.810 | 0.547 | −0.056 | 0.003 |
Limited | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
Good | 0.053 | 0.447 | 0.906 | −0.825 | 0.931 | 0.005 | ||