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Table 3 Knowledge of modifiable risk and protective factors for dementia, linear regression

From: Older adults’ awareness of modifiable risk and protective factors for dementia and interest in eHealth interventions for brain health: a comparison between the Netherlands and Germany

 

Overall (n = 600)

Germany (n = 268)

The Netherlands (n = 332)

Coeff.

95% CI

p

Coeff.

95% CI

p

Coeff.

95% CI

p

Country (ref.: the Netherlands)

1.51

1.00; 2.01

< 0.001

-

-

-

-

-

-

Age

-0.04

-0.09; 0.02

0.167

-0.04

-0.11; 0.02

0.176

-0.06

-0.15; 0.02

0.147

Female sex (ref.: male)

-0.44

-0.94; 0.07

0.091

-0.69

-1.32; -0.06

0.032

-0.27

-1.06; 0.51

0.497

Education (ref.: low)

         

 Intermediate

0.58

-0.11; 1.28

0.098

0.08

-0.79; 0.95

0.857

0.99

0.01; 1.98

0.048

 high

1.61

0.89; 2.34

< 0.001

1.14

0.27; 2.00

0.010

2.19

1.21; 3.18

< 0.001

Marital status (ref.: married/in a relationship)

         

 Single

-0.79

-1.63; 0.05

0.064

-0.29

-1.16; 0.58

0.512

-1.27

-2.65; 0.012

0.073

 Divorced

-0.38

-1.23; 0.47

0.381

0.33

-0.62; 1.28

0.498

-1.10

-2.44; 0.25

0.109

 Widowed

0.04

-0.72; 0.80

0.916

-0.25

-1.14; 0.64

0.581

0.39

-0.80; 1.57

0.520

Self-rated knowledge about dementia (ref.: low)

         

 Intermediate

0.15

-0.79; 1.10

0.750

-0.39

-1.53; 0.76

0.506

0.70

-0.69; 2.09

0.325

 High

0.52

-0.40; 1.44

0.268

0.00

-1.09; 1.08

0.994

1.22

-0.18; 2.62

0.087

Knowing someone with dementia (yes)

0.31

-0.31; 0.92

0.332

-0.19

-0.88; 0.50

0.592

0.78

-0.16; 1.71

0.103

  1. Outcome: sum-score of correctly identified modifiable risk and protective factors for dementia (for sham-items “having children” and “poor personal hygiene”: one point given for correct refusal); range: 0–14. Higher scores indicate better knowledge of risk and protective factors; significant associations highlighted in bold type; CI: confidence interval; Coeff: coefficient