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Table 1 Distribution of SCD-Q9 score in the participants [n(%)]

From: Subjective cognitive decline symptoms and its association with socio-demographic characteristics and common chronic diseases in the southern Chinese older adults

SCD-Q9 items

No/Never (0 point)

Occasionally (0.5 points)

Yes/Often (1 points)

1.Do you think you have problems with your memory?

258 (37.5)

-

430 (62.5)

2.Do you have difficulty remembering a conversation from a few days ago?

399 (58.0)

-

289 (42.0)

3.Do you have complaints about your memory in the last 2 years?

268 (39.0)

-

420 (61.0)

4.How often is the following a problem for you: Personal dates (e.g., birthdays)?

602 (87.5)

59 (8.6)

27 (3.9)

5.How often is the following a problem for you: Phone numbers you use frequently?

509 (74.0)

112 (16.3)

67 (9.3)

6.On a whole, do you think that you have problems remembering things that you want to do or say?

391 (56.8)

-

297 (43.2)

7.How often is the following a problem for you: Going to the store and forgetting what you wanted to buy?

337 (49.0)

308 (44.8)

43 (6.3)

8.Do you think that your memory is worse than 5 years ago?

162 (23.5)

-

526 (76.5)

9.Do you feel you are forgetting where things were placed?

397 (57.7)

-

291 (42.3)

  1. SCD-Q9 9-items subjective cognitive decline questionnaire