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. 2022 Dec 7;13(Suppl 2):2410. doi: 10.4081/jphia.2022.2410

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)