Table 3 Association of socioeconomic status with dementia risk factors
|  | Alcohol consumption | Smoking | Diabetes | Parkinson’s disease | Stroke | Angina pectoris/cardiovascular disease | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | OR | Yes | OR | Yes | OR | Yes | OR | Yes | OR | Yes | OR | |
% | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | |
Educational attainment | ||||||||||||
 ≤6 years | 26.9 | 0.85 (0.43–1.67) | 24.4 | 1.10 (0.44–2.78) | 15.4 | 0.85 (0.42–1.72) | 2.6 | 1.00 (0.19–5.39) | 10.3 | 1.22 (0.52–2.87) | 12.8 | 0.92 (0.42–2.01) |
 7–9 years | 38.8 | 1.00 (0.73–1.39) | 31.2 | 1.00 (0.66–1.52) | 13.5 | 0.77 (0.53–1.10) | 0.7 | 0.41 (0.11–1.53) | 9.8 | 1.24 (0.79–1.95) | 9.5 | 1.05 (0.67–1.67) |
 ≥10 years | 46.9 | 1 | 41.2 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1.8 | 1 | 7.9 | 1 | 8.2 | 1 |
 χ2p | <0.001 |  | <0.001 |  | 0.142 |  | 0.229 |  | 0.513 |  | 0.365 |  |
Occupation | ||||||||||||
 White collar | 40.8 | 1 | 35.3 | 1 | 17.5 | 1 | 1.7 | 1 | 6.8 | 1 | 7.9 | 1 |
 Blue collar | 46 | 1.08 (0.76–1.53) | 41.1 | 0.94 (0.61–1.46) | 14.3 | 0.78 (0.53–1.15) | 0.9 | 0.59 (0.17–2.13) | 9 | 1.16 (0.69–1.94) | 10.2 | 1.06 (0.65–1.74) |
 Both | 44.4 | 1.06 (0.70–1.62) | 38.8 | 1.00 (0.58–1.72) | 18.4 | 1.08 (0.70–1.69) | 2 | 1.36 (0.40–4.65) | 12.2 | 1.79 (1.01–3.15) | 8.2 | 1.00 (0.53–1.86) |
 Other | 30.4 | 1.63 (0.90–2.97) | 11.4 | 0.62 (0.22–1.74) | 12.7 | 0.78 (0.38–1.60) | 1.3 | 0.72 (0.08–6.08) | 10.1 | 1.61 (0.70–3.71) | 11.4 | 1.37 (0.61–3.05) |
 χ2p | 0.053 |  | <0.001 |  | 0.37 |  | 0.668 |  | 0.147 |  | 0.549 |  |