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. 2014 Apr-Jun;8(2):126–131. doi: 10.1590/S1980-57642014DN82000007

Table 2.

Sociodemographics, comorbidities, life time habits and APOE genotype.

    CNn=80 CINDn=39 Dementian=55 CIn=94 Analysis 1p-value Analysis 2p-value
Gender (M/F)   27/53 11/28 14/41 25/69 ns ns
Life time occupation category (%) 1- rural unskilled manual worker 41.8 59.0 38.8 47.7 ns ns
2- urban unskilled manual workera,b 19.0 0 13.0 7.6 0.02 0.047
Socioeconomic level C 15.9 18.9 15.4 17.1 ns ns
D 66.7 48.6 69.2 59.2 ns ns
E 17.4 32.4 15.4 23.7 ns ns
Comorbidity (%) Diabetes mellitus 19.2 13.2 20.0 17.0 ns ns
Hypertension 77.5 74.4 78.4 76.7 ns ns
Reported stroke or TIAb,c 10.0 5.1 31.7 16.7 0.006 ns
Reported MI 3.8 5.1 6.1 5.7 ns ns
Reported cancer 8.9 5.1 2.0 3.4 ns ns
Reported depression 15.0 13.2 16.0 14.8 ns ns
Current depressive disorder 15.0 15.4 15.7 15.6 ns ns
Life time habits (%) Smoking habit current 9.3 7.9 16.0 12.5 ns ns
any time 39.7 36.8 35.6 36.1 ns ns
Drinking habit* current 10.9 7.9 7.3 7.6 ns 0.075
any time 57.1 28.9 33.3 33.7 0.10 0.07
Physical activity habit currentb,c 19.2 18.4 0 8.2 0.006 0.079
any time 22.9 12.8 21.6 16.7 ns ns
APO-e4 allele carrier (n=78) 24.4 23.8 43.8 32.4 ns ns

CN: cognitively normal; CIND: cognitive impairment no-dementia; CI: dementia+CIND combined group; Analysis 1: comparison among groups; Analysis 2; comparison between CN and CI groups. TIA: Transient ischemic attack; MI: Myocardial infarction;

a

CN ≠ CIND;

b

CIND ≠ Dementia;

c

Dementia ≠ CN.

*

Only one participant reported features consistent with alcohol abuse.