Table 4.
Mean (SD) scores for CERAD word list memory (immediate recall) test by demographic status and site
| Country | |||||||||||
| Cuba | DR | Peru | Venezuela | Mexico | China | India | |||||
| Urban | Urban | Urban | Rural | Urban | Urban | Rural | Urban | Rural | Urban | Rural | |
| Age | |||||||||||
| 65 - 69 | 17.0 (3.9) | 15.07 (3.65) | 16.9 (3.8) | 14.0 (3.8) | 16.3 (4.0) | 15.0 (3.6) | 13.7 (3.6) | 18.7 (4.2) | 15.5 (4.3) | 13.5 (4.8) | 8.9 (3.9) |
| 70 - 74 | 16.0 (4.1) | 14.37 (3.78) | 15.7 (3.5) | 13.2 (3.7) | 15.0 (3.9) | 13.5 (4.0) | 12.4 (3.9) | 18.0 (4.0) | 14.6 (3.6) | 12.3 (4.5) | 7.9 (3.7) |
| 75 - 79 | 15.1 (3.8) | 13.43 (3.52) | 14.4 (3.9) | 11.9 (3.9) | 14.3 (4.3) | 12.1 (3.7) | 11.3 (4.0) | 17.5 (4.4) | 13.0 (4.2) | 11.6 (4.6) | 8.0 (3.9) |
| 80+ | 14.0 (4.1) | 12.24 (3.84) | 12.6 (3.6) | 11.6 (3.9) | 13.0 (3.9) | 11.7 (4.1) | 11.2 (3.8) | 16.4 (4.7) | 12.6 (3.6) | 10.8 (4.1) | 5.9 (4.2) |
| Crude β (95% C.I.) |
-1.0 (-1.1 to -0.8) |
-0.9 (-1.1 to -0.8) |
-1.4 (-1.6 to -1.2) |
-0.8 (-1.1 to -0.5) |
-1.1 (-1.2 to -0.9) |
-1.1 (-1.4 to -0.9) |
-0.9 (-1.1 to -0.7) |
-0.7 (-1.0 to -0.5) |
-1.1 (-1.3 to -0.8) |
-0.9 (-1.2 to -0.6) |
-0.8 (-1.1 to -0.5) |
| Adj. β1 (95% C.I.) |
-0.7 (-0.8 to -0.6) |
-0.9 (-1.0 to -0.7) |
-1.2 (-1.4 to -1.0) |
-0.7 (-0.9 to -0.4) |
-0.9 (-1.1 to -0.7) |
-0.9 (-1.1 to -0.6) |
-0.7 (-1.0 to -0.5) |
-0.7 (-0.9 to -0.4) |
-0.9 (-1.2 to -0.6) |
-0.9 (-1.2 to -0.6) |
-0.7 (-1.0 to -0.5) |
| Sex | |||||||||||
| Females | 15.6 (4.2) | 14.1 (3.8) | 15.4 (4.0) | 13.4 (4.1) | 15.4 (4.2) | 13.7 (3.9) | 12.9 (3.9) | 17.5 (4.1) | 14.1 (3.8) | 12.2 (4.5) | 7.5 (4.1) |
| Males | 15.5 (4.0) | 13.5 (3.9) | 14.5 (4.0) | 12.3 (3.72) | 14.9 (4.1) | 12.5 (4.3) | 11.5 (3.9) | 18.3 (4.5) | 14.8 (4.5) | 13.0 (4.9) | 8.5 (3.7) |
| Crude β (95% C.I.) |
-0.1 (-0.4 to 0.2) |
-0.6 (-1.0 to -0.2) |
-1.0 (-1.4 to -0.5) |
-1.1 (-1.8 to -0.5) |
-0.5 (-0.9 to -0.1) |
-1.2 (-1.7 to -0.6) |
-1.3 (-1.8 to -0.8) |
0.8 (0.3 to 1.3) |
0.8 (0.2 to 1.3) |
0.8 (0.1 to 1.4) |
1.0 (0.5 to 1.5) |
| Adj. β2 (95% C.I.) |
-0.4 (-0.7 to -0.1) |
-0.8 (-1.2 to -0.5) |
-1.0 (-1.4 to -0.5) |
-1.4 (-2.0 to -0.7) |
-0.8 (-1.2 to -0.4) |
-1.1 (-1.6 to -0.6) |
-1.2 (-1.7 to -0.7) |
0.1 (-0.4 to 0.7) |
0.1 (-0.5 to 0.7) |
-0.3 (-0.9 to 0.3) |
-0.1 (-0.7 to 0.5) |
| Education | |||||||||||
| No Ed. | 13.4 (4.9) | 13.0 (3.8) | 12.3 (4.7) | 10.6 (3.49) | 12.1 (4.0) | 11.7 (3.8) | 11.3 (3.6) | 16.3 (4.0) | 13.8 (3.9) | 11.0 (4.3) | 7.2 (3.8) |
| Some Ed. | 13.9 (4.0) | 13.5 (3.7) | 13.1 (3.7) | 12.8 (3.91) | 14.5 (4.3) | 12.2 (3.8) | 12.5 (3.9) | 16.1 (3.7) | 14.1 (4.1) | 12.2 (4.1) | 8.8 (3.5) |
| Primary | 15.2 (3.9) | 14.7 (3.6) | 14.3 (3.9) | 13.4 (3.76) | 15.6 (3.9) | 13.9 (3.7) | 13.1 (3.7) | 17.7 (4.2) | 15.4 (4.3) | 14.0 (4.3) | 10.1 (4.1) |
| Secondary | 16.2 (3.9) | 15.7 (4.1) | 15.4 (3.9) | 13.5 (4.65) | 15.9 (4.0) | 15.1 (3.6) | 14.9 (3.7) | 18.9 (4.1) | 17.0 (4.7) | 16.0 (5.2) | 10.8 (3.9) |
| Tertiary | 17.8 (3.9) | 16.1 (4.5) | 16.6 (4.0) | 15.1 (4.5) | 16.7 (4.1) | 16.8 (3.5) | 17.1 (4.9) | 19.7 (4.7) | 14.8 (6.5) | 15.5 (4.8) | 12.5 (3.5) |
| Crude β (95% C.I.) |
1.1 (1.0 to 1.3) |
0.6 (0.5 to 0.8) |
1.0 (0.8 to 1.2) |
0.8 (0.5 to 1.0) |
0.8 (0.6 to 0.9) |
1.0 (0.8 to 1.1) |
0.7 (0.5 to 0.9) |
0.7 (0.5 to 0.9) |
0.6 (0.4 to 0.7) |
1.0 0.8 to 1.2) |
0.9 (0.7 to 1.1) |
| Adj. β3 (95% C.I.) |
1.0 (0.8 to 1.1) |
0.6 (0.4 to 0.7) |
0.8 (0.6 to 1.0) |
0.8 (0.5 to 1.0) |
0.9 (0.7 to 1.1) |
0.9 (0.7 to 1.1) |
0.7 (0.5 to 0.9) |
0.7 (0.5 to 0.8) |
0.4 (0.2 to 0.6) |
1.0 (0.8 to 1.2) |
0.9 (0.7 to 1.1) |
DR = Dominican Republic
1. Adjusted for sex and education
2. Adjusted for age and education
3. Adjusted for age and sex