Table 2.
Determinants of dementia.
| Variable | Bivariate | Multivariate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95% CI) | p-value | AOR (95% CI) | p-value | |
| Sex | 0.146 | 0.031* | ||
| Male | Ref | Ref | ||
| Female | 2.36 (0.86 – 6.48) | 8.10 (1.21 – 54.2) | ||
| Educational level | 0.015* | 0.027* | ||
| Low | 12.60 (2.26 – 70.41) | 12.01 (1.95 – 73.88) | ||
| Middle | 7.78 (1.34 – 45.09) | 8.21 (1.34 – 50.26) | ||
| High | Ref | Ref | ||
| Age group (years) | 0.586 | |||
| 45-54 | Ref | |||
| 55-64 | 1.63 (0.60 – 4.46) | |||
| ≥ 65 | 0.98 (0.19 – 5.01) | |||
| Physical activity | 0.186 | |||
| Low | 2.75 (0.81 – 9.38) | |||
| Moderate | 2.20 (0.75 – 6.48) | |||
| High | Ref | |||
| Hypertension | 0.555 | |||
| No | Ref | |||
| Yes | 0.724 (0.247 – 2.12) | |||
| Smoking behavior | 0.716 | 0.114 | ||
| Non-smoker | Ref | Ref | ||
| Light to moderate smoker | 0.76 (0.29 – 2.01) | 5.92 (0.91-38.4) | ||
| Heavy smoker | 1.49 (0.26 – 8.00) | 10.51 (0.95-116.65) | ||