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. 2023 May 29;17:e20220096. doi: 10.1590/1980-5764-DN-2022-0096

Table 1. Sociodemographic characteristics of participants with and without cognitive complaints.

Variables Cognitive complaints p-value
Yes=145 No=136
Age (±SD) 68.76±10.120 62.53±8.913 0.001
Age group (years)
50 to 64 55 (37.9) 84 (61.8) 0.001
65 to 74 56 (38.6) 36 (26.5)
>75 34 (23.4) 16 (11.8)
Gender
Female 81 (55.9) 81 (59.6) 0.531
Male 64 (44.1) 55 (40.4)
Origin
Urban 96 (66.2) 83 (61.0) 0.367
Rural 53 (39.0) 53 (39.0)
Marital status
With spouse 76 (52.4) 81 (59.6) 0.228
Without spouse 69 (47.6) 55 (40.4)
Education status
Illiterate 65 (44.8) 38 (27.9) 0.021
Primary 27 (18.6) 35 (25.7)
Secondary 48 (33.1) 53 (39.0)
Superior 5 (3.4) 10 (7.4)
Income
Low 121 (83.4) 97 (71.3) 0.015
Medium 23 (15.9) 32 (23.5)
High 1 (0.7) 7 (5.1)
Health insurance
Covered 88 (60.7) 91 (66.9) 0.278
Not covered 57 (39.3) 45 (33.1)

Abbreviations: SD: standard deviation. Note: (): absolute frequency.