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Table 3 Socio-demographic characteristics and comorbidity associated with CIND and dementia

From: Prevalence and pattern of cognitive impairment in rural and urban populations from Northern Portugal

Characteristics

CIND

Dementia

 

Main effects model

Interaction model

Main effects model

 

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

Age (years)

1.06†

1.03-1.09

1.01

0.96-1.07

1.11†

1.03-1.18

Residence

   Rural vs. Urban

1.20

0.80-1.79

0.02*

0.01-0.96

1.44

0.57-3.66

Gender

   Women vs. Men

1.42

0.94-2.13

1.41

0.94-2.13

0.80

0.35-1.81

Education (years)

   0-3 vs. 4 or more

1.54*

1.02-2.33

1.54*

1.02-2.33

1.42

0.56-3.59

VRF

   Yes vs. No

1.53*

1.05-2.22

1.53*

1.05-2.22

1.11

0.49-2.49

CVD

   Yes vs. No

4.15‡

2.48-6.96

4.13‡

2.46-6.93

9.23‡

4.16-20.5

Depression

   Yes vs. No

3.13‡

1.95-5.03

3.16‡

1.96-5.08

1.30

0.40-4.23

Other disease

   Yes vs. No

5.95‡

3.96-8.94

6.05‡

4.02-9.10

3.59†

1.61-8.00

Residence * Age

  

1.07*

1.00-1.13

  
  1. OR: odds ratio; VRF: vascular risk factors (include at least one of high blood pressure, cardiac disease, diabetes and dyslipidemia); CVD: cerebrovascular disease; Other disease: include at least one of traumatic brain injury, alcohol abuse, psychiatric or other neurological disease)
  2. * p < 0.05; † p < 0.01; ‡ p < 0.001
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