TABLE 2.

Socio-demographic factors associated with dementia prevention beliefs.

	Dementia is caused by normal aging		Dementia can be preventable
	AOR	95% CI	AOR	95% CI
Age group
40–59 (Ref)
60–69	0.87	0.49–1.54	1.73	0.98–3.04
≥ 70	1.99*	1.19–3.34	0.47*	0.26–0.86
Gender
Men (Ref)
Women	0.99	0.63–1.57	1.35	0.83–2.20
Income
< 4,000 CNYa (Ref)
≥ 4,000	1.08	0.67–1.74	1.03	0.62–1.72
Education
Below high school (Ref)
High school and above	0.56	0.34–0.93	2.24*	1.34–2.75
Marriage
Single (Ref)
Married	0.88	0.50–1.55	1.05	0.56–1.97
Memory complaint
Yes (Ref)
No	0.71	0.38–1.34	0.55	0.29–1.05
Contact with dementia
Yes (Ref)
No	1.22	0.76–1.99	0.48*	0.31–0.75

^a1 US dollar = 6.5 CNY. *Significant results after Bonferroni correction for two measurements per subject (P < 0.05/2 = 0.025).

AOR, adjusted odds ratio; Ref, reference.