Table 3.
Multiple Linear Regression Model Results for Factors Associated with MoCA Scores, 2020
| Coef.(β) | Sig. | 95% Confidence Interval | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Bound | Upper Bound | |||
| Years of Formal education | 0.203 | 0.026 | 0.025 | 0.381 |
| Age | −0.042 | 0.442 | − 0.151 | 0.066 |
| Dementia Diagnosis | − 6.889 | <0.001 | − 8.792 | − 4.987 |
| Total GDS score | − 0.258 | 0.042 | −0.506 | −0.009 |
| Gender female | − 1.034 | 0.235 | − 2.754 | 0.684 |
| Mother tongue# | ||||
| Affan Oromo | −0.460 | 0.635 | −2.379 | 1.458 |
| Tigrigna | 1.280 | 0.337 | −1.353 | 3.914 |
| Guragigna | 0.124 | 0.931 | − 2.702 | 2.951 |
| Other## | 0.226 | 0.915 | − 3.972 | 4.424 |
| Rural Area of Residence | 0.555 | 0.535 | −1.212 | 2.323 |
| _cons | 26.391 | 0.000 | 17.840 | 34.943 |
Notes: Dependent variable: MOCA total score. Bold- indicates P-values <0.005. #Amharic as mother tongue taken as constant. ##Sidamu, Wolitigna, Kaffigna.