TABLE 2.
Conditions associated with the risk of dementia in China and in Brazil
| China (CHARLS) | Brazil (ELSI) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odds ratio (CI 95%) | P‐value | Odds ratio (CI 95%) | P‐value | |
| Age (years) | 1.07 (1.06 – 1.08) | <.001 | 1.08 (1.07 – 1.09) | <.001 |
| Sex (male) | 1.33 (1.15 – 1.55) | <.001 | 1.07 (0.86 – 1.33) | .6 |
| Education (years) | 0.94 (0.92 – 0.95) | <.001 | 0.88 (0.85 – 0.91) | <.001 |
| Hypertension | 1.56 (1.36 – 1.79) | <.001 | 0.86 (0.69 – 1.08) | .2 |
| Diabetes | 1.46 (1.23 – 1.74) | <.001 | 1.74 (1.37 – 2.23) | <.001 |
| Dyslipidemia | 1.06 (0.90 – 1.24) | .5 | 0.72 (0.57 – 0.92) | .009 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 1.02 (1.00 ‐ 1.03) | .068 | 0.91 (0.89 – 0.94) | <.001 |
| Stroke | 5.22 (4.29 – 6.35) | <.001 | 5.97 (4.61 – 7.74) | <.001 |
| Heart disease | 1.17 (1.02 – 1.35) | .029 | 1.07 (0.75 – 1.53) | .7 |
| Drinking alcohol daily | 0.67 (0.53 – 0.84) | <.001 | 0.36 (0.13 – 1.02) | .054 |
| Current smoking | 0.64 (0.54 – 0.77) | <.001 | 0.77 (0.57 ‐ 1.04) | .087 |
| Depression (CESD scale) | 1.16 (1.15 – 1.17) | <.001 | 1.37 (1.31 – 1.44) | <.001 |
Abbreviations: CESD, Center for Epidemiologic Studies‐Depression scale; CHARLS, China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study; CI, confidence interval; ELSI, Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Aging.