Table 1.
Association between dementia and socio-demographic and cardiovascular disease risk factors. Lebanon, 2013 (N = 502).
| Covariates | Total N (%) | Dementia n (%) | unOR (95% CI) | adjOR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socio-demographics | |||||
| Age (years) | 64–74 | 330 (65.7) | 13 (3.9) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 75–84 | 138 (27.5) | 17 (12.3) | 3.38⁎⁎ (1.59; 7.16) | 4.00⁎⁎ (1.46; 10.95) | |
| 85 + | 34 (6.8) | 7 (20.6) | 6.21⁎⁎ (2.30; 16.78) | 7.07⁎⁎ (1.84; 27.03) | |
| Gender | Male | 220 (43.8) | 6 (2.7) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Female | 282 (56.2) | 31 (11.0) | 4.25⁎⁎ (1.76; 10.26) | 2.40 (0.73; 7.91) | |
| Marital status | Married | 304 (62.0) | 11 (3.6) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Unmarried | 186 (38.0) | 23 (12.4) | 3.70⁎⁎ (1.77; 7.74) | 1.03 (0.39; 2.68) | |
| Education | Formal | 401 (79.9) | 21 (5.2) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Not formal | 101 (20.1) | 16 (15.8) | 3.39⁎⁎ (1.71; 6.70) | 1.28 (0.52; 3.13) | |
| Income | Sufficient | 356 (73.3) | 16 (4.5) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Insufficient | 130 (26.7) | 17 (13.1) | 3.27⁎⁎ (1.61; 6.67) | 3.90⁎⁎ (1.58; 9.60) | |
| CVD risk factors | |||||
| Body mass index | Normal | 87 (17.8) | 7 (8.0) | 1.0 | |
| Overweight | 269 (55.1) | 16 (5.9) | 0.72 (0.28; 1.81) | ||
| Obese | 132 (27.0) | 12 (9.1) | 1.14 (0.43; 3.02) | ||
| Cigarette smoking (pack-years) | N (mean ± SD) | 461 (13.9 ± 26.5) | 31 (4.1 ± 11.5) | 0.97⁎ (0.94; 0.99) | 0.97 (0.94; 1.00) |
| Alcohol consumption | No | 421 (86.6) | 31 (7.4) | 1.0 | |
| Yes | 65 (13.4) | 2 (3.1) | 0.39 (0.09; 1.67) | ||
| Physical activity | Yes | 415 (84.7) | 24 (5.8) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| No | 75 (15.3) | 10 (13.3) | 2.47⁎ (1.13; 5.41) | 1.77 (0.67; 4.66) | |
| Hypertension | No | 233 (47.7) | 5 (2.1) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Controlled | 101 (20.7) | 9 (8.9) | 4.41⁎⁎ (1.45; 13.41) | 2.46 (0.56; 10.85) | |
| Uncontrolled | 154 (31.6) | 20 (13.0) | 6.66⁎⁎ (2.46; 17.99) | 6.35⁎ (1.60; 25.10) | |
| Diabetes | No | 334 (68.0) | 16 (4.8) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Yes | 157 (32.0) | 18 (11.5) | 2.52⁎⁎ (1.26; 5.04) | 1.73 (0.70; 4.23) | |
| Heart problem | No | 386 (78.6) | 22 (5.7) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Yes | 105 (21.4) | 12 (11.4) | 2.09⁎ (1.00; 4.38) | 1.35 (0.55; 3.34) | |
Abbreviations: adjOR, adjusted odds ratios; CI, confidence interval; CVD, cardiovascular disease; N, n, number; SD, standard deviation; unOR, unadjusted odds ratios.
⁎
p-Value < 0.05.
⁎⁎
p-Value < 0.01.