TABLE 2.
Age, SES, and Area of Birth by Body Height in Men Screened for Dementia
| H1 (≤164 cm.) (N = 515) | H2 (165–168 cm.) (N = 460) | H3 (169–172 cm.) (N = 424) | H4 (≥173) (N = 482) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age in 1963, years | 44.8 (4.1) | 44.4 (4.0) | 44.4 (4.1) | 44.2 (4.0) | 0.14a |
| SES (%) | |||||
| 1: very low | 23.5 | 15.9 | 15.6 | 10.6 | <0.0005 b |
| 2: low | 23.7 | 26.5 | 27.4 | 19.7 | H1 < H4 |
| 3: moderate | 32.8 | 35.7 | 36.3 | 43.4 | H2 < H4 |
| 4: high | 9.7 | 9.3 | 9.9 | 14.7 | H3 < H4 |
| 5: very high | 10.3 | 12.6 | 10.8 | 11.6 | |
| Mean (SD) | 2.6 (1.2) | 2.8 (1.2) | 2.77 (1.17) | 3.0 (1.1) | |
| Area of birth (%) | 0.02 c | ||||
| Israel | 10.7 | 13.3 | 13.9 | 16.8 | |
| Eastern Europe | 19.2 | 17.4 | 15.6 | 11.8 | |
| Central Europe | 16.1 | 15.4 | 13.2 | 18.3 | |
| Balkan countries | 14.6 | 15.7 | 17.5 | 18.5 | |
| Middle East | 27.6 | 26.7 | 26.6 | 21.3 | |
| North Africa | 11.8 | 11.5 | 13.2 | 13.3 |
Note: Values are mean (standard deviation [SD]), unless otherwise indicated. SES: socioeconomic status.
a
ANOVA; F[3, 1,877] = 1.84
b
ANOVA; F[3, 1,877] = 8.5. Tukey HSD (honestly significant difference) post-hoc analysis was undertaken to specify between which groups and in what direction the difference was found at the 0.05 significance level.
c
χ2[15] = 28.04; p = 0.02.