TABLE 1. Characteristics of adults aged ≥45 years who reported subjective cognitive decline (SCD) and associated functional limitations — Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 49 states,* Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia, 2015–2016.
| Characteristic | SCD |
Functional limitations among those reporting SCD |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of respondents† | % (95% CI)§ | No. of respondents† | % (95% CI)§ | |
|
Overall
|
227,393
|
11.2 (10.8–11.5)
|
23,705
|
50.6 (49.0–52.2)
|
|
Age group (yrs)
| ||||
| 45–54 |
48,563 |
10.4 (9.7–11.1) |
4,868 |
59.8 (56.4–63.2) |
| 55–64 |
68,835 |
11.4 (10.8–12.0) |
7,081 |
56.9 (54.3–59.6) |
| 65–74 |
64,472 |
9.9 (9.3–10.5) |
5,978 |
39.3 (36.4–42.3) |
| ≥75 |
45,523 |
14.3 (13.3–15.2) |
5,778 |
37.5 (34.1–41.0) |
|
Sex
| ||||
| Men |
92,639 |
11.4 (10.8–11.9) |
10,095 |
47.6 (45.3–49.9) |
| Women |
134,743 |
11.0 (10.6–11.5) |
13,609 |
53.2 (51.0–55.5) |
|
Race/Ethnicity¶
| ||||
| White |
184,742 |
10.8 (10.5–11.2) |
18,622 |
44.9 (43.2–46.7) |
| Black |
16,370 |
13.2 (12.0–14.3) |
1,991 |
64.4 (59.5–69.4) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native |
3,232 |
19.6 (16.0–23.2) |
498 |
73.4 (64.8–82.1) |
| Asian or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander |
3,223 |
6.8 (4.3–9.3) |
261 |
39.7 (23.9–55.5) |
| Other race or multiracial |
4,681 |
15.4 (12.6–18.2) |
664 |
55.9 (46.0–65.8) |
| Hispanic |
11,680 |
11.2 (9.8–12.7) |
1,267 |
65.8 (58.8–72.8) |
|
Highest education level
| ||||
| Less than a high school diploma |
17,602 |
18.2 (16.8–19.5) |
3,110 |
64.9 (60.6–69.1) |
| High school diploma |
65,474 |
11.6 (11.0–12.1) |
7,415 |
53.2 (50.6–55.8) |
| Some college |
61,574 |
11.5 (10.8–12.2) |
6,826 |
49.1 (46.0–52.1) |
| College graduate |
82,094 |
7.0 (6.5–7.5) |
6,290 |
30.8 (27.7–33.8) |
|
Veteran status
| ||||
| Veteran |
35,738 |
13.6 (12.7–14.5) |
4,611 |
42.5 (39.0–54.1) |
| Not a veteran |
191,434 |
10.8 (10.4–11.1) |
19,065 |
52.4 (50.6–54.1) |
|
Employment status
| ||||
| Employed/Self-employed |
91,486 |
6.0 (5.7–6.4) |
5,209 |
31.1 (28.2–33.9) |
| Unemployed |
7,184 |
16.9 (14.5–19.3) |
1,109 |
60.0 (51.5–68.5) |
| Homemaker |
12,313 |
8.4 (6.9–10.0) |
1,057 |
45.7 (36.7–54.7) |
| Student |
431 |
5.8 (2.9–8.6) |
40 |
76.3 (61.0–91.5) |
| Retired |
94,918 |
11.3 (10.8–11.9) |
9,934 |
38.2 (35.7–40.7) |
| Unable to work |
19,832 |
34.8 (33.1–36.5) |
6,221 |
79.4 (77.1–81.7) |
|
Household status
| ||||
| Lives alone |
78,274 |
13.8 (13.2–14.4) |
9,640 |
55.7 (53.3–58.0) |
| Does not live alone |
148,038 |
10.4 (9.9–10.8) |
13,957 |
48.2 (46.2–50.2) |
|
Any chronic disease
| ||||
| Yes |
143,954 |
15.2 (14.7–15.7) |
19,589 |
53.9 (52.2–55.6) |
| No | 83,381 | 5.2 (4.8–5.7) | 4,103 | 36.1 (32.0–40.1) |
Abbreviation: CI = confidence interval.
* Includes all states except Pennsylvania.
† Unweighted sample of respondents. Categories might not sum to the sample total because of missing responses.
§ Weighted percentage and 95% CI.
¶ All persons who reported a racial group were non-Hispanic. Those who reported Hispanic ethnicity might be members of any racial group.