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. 2009 Jul 28;8:34. doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-8-34

Table 3.

Crude logistic univariate relationships of cognitive impairment with predictors and final covariates

Characteristics OR (95% CI)
Primary Variable of Interest

Same day solar radiation
(by 5,000 KJ/m2/day)

 <10,000 J/m2 1.15 (0.96–1.38)

 10,000–15,000 J/m2 1.02 (0.86–1.21)

 15,000–20,000 J/m2 0.96 (0.82–1.13)

 20,000–25,000 J/m2 1.03 (0.88–1.21)

 >25,000 J/m2 1.00 (Referent)

CMH chisq p = 0.4346


2 week solar radiation
(by 5,000 KJ/m2/day)

 <10,000 J/m2 1.36 (1.08–1.70)

 10,000–15,000 J/m2 1.13 (0.95–1.33)

 15,000–20,000 J/m2 1.09 (0.92–1.30)

 20,000–25,000 J/m2 1.01 (0.86–1.19)

 >25,000 J/m2 1.00 (Referent)

CMH chisq p = 0.0075


Covariates


 Male 1.29 (1.15–1.44)


 Education

  Less than High School 4.56 (3.57–5.83)

  High School 3.26 (2.55–4.17)

  Some College 1.91 (1.49–2.46)

  College Diploma 1.00 (Referent)

CMH chisq p < .0001


 Income

  Less than $20,000 per year 4.47 (3.46–5.77)

  $20,000 to $35,000 per year 3.21 (2.49–4.15)

  $35,000 to $75,000 per year 1.88 (1.45–2.45)

  $75,0000 or more per year 1.00 (Referent)

CMH chisq p < .0001


 Age

  Less than 55 years 1.00 (Referent)

  55 to 59 years 1.15 (0.89–1.50)

  60 to 64 years 1.30 (1.01–1.68)

  65 to 69 years 1.80 (1.41–2.29)

  70 to 74 years 2.36 (1.85–3.02)

  75 to 79 years 3.11 (2.43–3.99)

  80 or more years 4.25 (3.30–5.46)

CMH chisq p < .0001


 Region

  Non Belt/Buckle 1.00 (Referent)

  Stroke Belt 1.07 (0.95–1.21)

  Stoke Buckle 0.91 (0.77–1.06)


 Season

  Summer 1.00 (Referent)

  Fall 0.98 (0.83–1.16)

  Winter 1.64 (1.42–1.90)

  Spring 1.46 (1.26–1.69)


 Depressed 1.90 (1.65–2.20)


 PCS-12 (by 10 unit increase) 0.82 (0.78–0.86)


 Never Used Alcohol 1.44 (1.28–1.61)

OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval; PCS = Physical Components Summary

CMH chisq = Cohran-Mantel-Haenzel chi-squared

ORs in bold have CI's which do not overlap a null value