Table 5. Adjusted OR for likelihood of endorsing perceived risk and protective factors for AD.

Participant characteristic	Perceived risk factors		Perceived protective factors
	Stress	Genetics	Keeping physically active	Keeping mentally active	Eating a healthy diet	Taking vitamins or supplements
	OR (95% CI)	OR (95% CI)	OR (95% CI)	OR (95% CI)	OR (95% CI)	OR (95% CI)
Age, years
50–64	0.95 (0.69–1.31)	2.56 (1.89–3.48)	0.61 (0.46–0.79)	0.89 (0.67–1.19)	0.98 (0.73–1.31)	1.07 (0.69–1.66)
65–74	1.22 (0.82–1.80)	2.08 (1.58–2.73)	0.85 (0.60–1.20)	1.09 (0.83–1.43)	1.06 (0.79–1.42)	1.51 (1.10–2.09)
≥75	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Female	0.66 (0.46–0.95)	1.38 (1.09–1.76)	1.02 (0.79–1.31)	1.02 (0.80-1.30)	1.31 (1.05-1.65)	1.17 (0.88–1.55)
Race/ethnicity
Hispanic	2.51 (1.46–4.31)	1.03 (0.70–1.53)	1.13 (0.77–1.66)	0.91 (0.53-1.53)	1.49 (0.90-2.45)	1.56 (1.03–2.36)
Black	4.17 (2.78–6.24)	0.76 (0.47–1.23)	1.51 (1.11–2.06)	1.11 (0.79–1.54)	1.71 (1.31–2.24)	2.05 (1.35–3.12)
White	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Education
No degree	3.67 (2.13–6.32)	0.81 (0.52–1.27)	1.13 (0.78–1.65)	0.80 (0.53-1.21)	1.51 (0.98–2.33)	2.15 (1.28–3.60)
High school/GED	1.95 (1.24–3.07)	0.96 (0.69–1.35)	1.21 (0.88–1.66)	1.27 (0.93-1.72)	1.49 (1.12–1.98)	1.55 (1.11–2.17)
≥2-year college	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
degree
Know anyone with
AD?
No	0.54 (0.33–0.88)	0.81 (0.53–1.23)	1.28 (0.85–1.93)	1.29 (0.87-1.91)	1.07 (0.69–1.66)	1.93 (1.12–3.32)
Yes, but not a spouse or first-degree relative	0.55 (0.34–0.88)	1.13 (0.72–1.76)	1.29 (0.81–2.04)	1.47 (0.87-2.48)	1.05 (0.66–1.66)	1.82 (1.03–3.22)
Yes, a spouse or first-degree relative	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00

Abbreviations: AD, Alzheimer's disease; CI, confidence interval; GED, General Educational Development; OR, odds ratio.

Note. All data are weighted; 6 or 7 missing values across items. Statistically significant results are noted in bold.