Table 2.
Comparison of characteristics of the patients with dementia (pooled cases) and the elders without dementia.
| Socio-demographic Characteristics | Persons with Dementia n = 25 (%) | Persons without dementia n = 255 (%) | ORa | 95% CIb |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 21 (84.0%) | 192 (75.3%) | 1.72 | 0.55–7.15 |
| Male | 4 (16.0%) | 63 (24.3%) | ||
| Place of birth | ||||
| Durango State | 21 (84.0%) | 193 (75.7%) | 1.69 | 0.54–7.00 |
| Other Mexican states or abroadc | 4 (16.0%) | 62 (24.3%) | ||
| Socioeconomic level | ||||
| Low | 14 (56.0%) | 139 (54.5%) | ||
| Medium | 10 (40.0%) | 108 (42.4%) | 0.92 | 0.35–2.33 |
| High | 1 (4.0%) | 8 (3.1%) | 1.24 | 0.03–10.48 |
| Ethnic group | ||||
| Mestizo | 10 (40.0%) | 173 (67.8%) | ||
| White | 15 (60.0%) | 81 (31.8%) | 3.2 | 1.28–8.31 |
| Indigenous | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (0.4%) | ||
| Marital Status | ||||
| Married | 4 (16.0%) | 61 (23.9%) | ||
| Widowed | 7 (28.0%) | 115 (45.1%) | 0.93 | 0.23–4.50 |
| Never married | 14 (56.0%) | 71 (27.8%) | 3.01 | 0.88–13.12 |
| Divorced | 0 (0.0%) | 8 (31.4%) | ||
| Occupation (historical) | ||||
| Housewife | 9 (36.0%) | 128 (50.2%) | ||
| Retired | 2 (8.0%) | 25 (9.8%) | 1.14 | 0.11–5.98 |
| Employee | 2 (8.0%) | 43 (16.9%) | 0.66 | 0.07–3.38 |
| Professional | 2 (8.0%) | 15 (5.9%) | 1.9 | 0.18–10.44 |
| Journeyman | 5 (20.0%) | 24 (9.4%) | 2.96 | 0.71–10.82 |
| Businessman | 0 (0.0%) | 9 (3.5%) | ||
| Unemployed | 5 (20.0%) | 11 (4.3%) | 6.46 | 1.42–25.97 |
| History of alcohol use | ||||
| Yes | 6 (24.0%) | 73 (28.6%) | 0.79 | 0.25–2.16 |
| No | 19 (76.0%) | 182 (71.4%) | ||
| History of smoking | ||||
| Yes | 3 (12.0%) | 39 (15.3%) | 0.76 | 0.14–2.70 |
| No | 22 (88.0%) | 216 (84.7%) |
aOR: Odds ratio. bCI: Confidence interval. cIncludes 1 subject from the United States with Mexican ancestry.