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Table 1 Participant Characteristics

From: A pathway from low socioeconomic status to dementia in Japan: results from the Toyama dementia survey

   

Presence of dementia

 

Dementia (n = 137)

No dementia (n = 1039)

P

n

%

n

%

Attribution

Age

65–74

17

12.4

552

53.1

< 0.001

 

75–84

52

38.0

371

35.7

 
 

≥85

68

49.6

116

11.2

 

Sex

Male

57

41.6

453

43.6

0.714

 

Female

80

58.4

586

56.4

 

Educational attainment

Years of education

≤6 years

36

26.3

42

4.0

< 0.001

7–9 years

42

30.7

388

37.3

 

≥10 years

59

43.1

609

58.6

 

Occupations

Occupations held

White collar

41

29.9

427

41.1

0.013

 

Blue collar

58

42.3

375

36.1

 
 

Both

22

16.1

174

16.7

 
 

Other

16

11.7

63

6.1

 

Lifestyle

Alcohol consumption habits

Current drinker

21

15.3

367

35.3

< 0.001

 

Former drinker

33

24.1

80

7.7

 
 

Nondrinker

83

60.6

592

57.0

 

Smoking habits

Current smoker

6

4.4

102

9.8

0.050

 

Former smoker

33

24.1

287

27.6

 
 

Nonsmoker

98

71.5

650

62.6

 

Medical history

Diabetes

Yes

35

25.5

155

14.9

0.003

Hyperlipidemia

Yes

19

13.9

188

18.1

0.282

Depression

Yes

3

2.2

18

1.7

0.727

Schizophrenia

Yes

0

0.0

4

0.4

1.000

Parkinson’s disease

Yes

7

5.1

10

1.0

0.002

Eye disease

Yes

30

21.9

222

21.4

0.912

Ear disease

Yes

4

2.9

44

4.2

0.646

Hypertension

Yes

59

43.1

489

47.1

0.413

Stroke

Yes

26

19.0

77

7.4

< 0.001

Angina pectoris/ cardiovascular disease

Yes

25

18.2

81

7.8

< 0.001

Asthma

Yes

2

1.5

25

2.4

0.761

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Yes

1

0.7

9

0.9

1.000

Digestive system disease

Yes

17

12.4

119

11.5

0.776

Dental disease/oral disease

Yes

10

7.3

131

12.6

0.092

Rheumatoid arthritis

Yes

2

1.5

29

2.8

0.569

Arthrosis

Yes

14

10.2

132

12.7

0.491

Osteoporosis

Yes

14

10.2

108

10.4

1.000

Kidney disease

Yes

4

2.9

43

4.1

0.645

Prostatic disease

Yes

9

6.6

66

6.4

0.854

Gynecologic disease

Yes

6

4.4

51

4.9

1.000

Bone fracture

Yes

40

29.2

144

13.9

< 0.001

Injury/scald except for bone fracture

Yes

11

8.0

62

6.0

0.346

Anemia/blood disease

Yes

5

3.6

27

2.6

0.409

Malignant neoplasm

Yes

13

9.5

119

11.5

0.566