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. 2022 Dec 5;16:1093169. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2022.1093169

TABLE 3.

Socio-demographic factors associated with knowledge of dementia risk factors.

Hearing loss Cognitive inactive Physical inactive Social isolation Depression Alcohol Dyslipidemia Hypertension Diabetes Obesity Smoking Unhealthy diet

AOR AOR AOR AOR AOR AOR AOR AOR AOR AOR AOR AOR
Age group
40–59 (Ref)
60–69 2.79 1.18 0.96 2.46 0.88 2.63* 1.04 1.06 1.05 0.83 2.48 1.13
≥ 70 1.96 3.84* 1.37 1.95 0.68 1.04 2.48* 1.59 1.25 2.32 0.96 2.73*
Gender
Men (Ref)
Women 1.23 1.01 1.30 1.26 1.59 0.97 0.97 1.29 1.08 1.09 0.82 1.14
Income
< 4,000 CNY (Ref)
≥ 4,000 CNY 1.94 0.93 1.66 0.80 1.51 1.58 1.58 1.16 1.35 1.33 1.79 1.51
Education
Below high school (Ref)
High school and above 1.76 2.02 0.77 0.70 0.67 1.09 1.09 2.10 1.35 3.21* 3.37* 3.67*
Marriage
Single (Ref)
Married 1.23 1.03 1.45 1.02 1.03 1.34 1.35 0.90 1.05 0.63 1.36 1.33
Memory complaint
Yes (Ref)
No 0.44 1.58 1.58 0.64 1.42 1.55 0.55 0.88 0.97 0.40 0.52 1.20
Contact with dementia
Yes (Ref)
No 0.98 1.18 1.05 0.66 0.46 1.04 1.04 0.65 0.41* 0.63 1.03 0.51

a1 US dollar = 6.5 CNY. *Significant results after Bonferroni correction for 12 measurements per subject (P < 0.05/12 = 0.004). AOR, adjusted odds ratio; Ref, reference.