Table 2 Associations between measures of socioeconomic status and subsequent incident dementia (2013–2018) among National Health and Aging Trends Study participants

Income to poverty ratio among participants < 500% poverty^a

0.81

(0.71

0.92)

0.84

(0.74

0.95)

Income to poverty ratio among participants ≥500% poverty^a

0.99

(0.88

1.12)

0.96

(0.77

1.18)

Financial strain

1.21

(1.10

1.32)

1.20

(1.09

1.31)

Education

0.72

(0.63

0.81)

0.73

(0.65

0.83)

Professional occupation

1.11

(0.98

1.26)

1.10

(0.97

1.24)

Age

2.03

(1.87

2.22)

1.93

(1.76

2.12)

 White (ref.)

 Black race

1.10

(1.01

1.19)

1.09

(1.00

1.18)

 Hispanic ethnicity

1.18

(1.08

1.28)

1.18

(1.08

1.28)

 Other race/ethnicity

1.07

(0.97

1.19)

1.05

(0.94

1.17)

Female gender

0.98

(0.89

1.08)

1.02

(0.94

1.12)

Own home

0.98

(0.88

1.09)

1.00

(0.91

1.11)

Retired

1.16

(1.04

1.29)

1.17

(1.05

1.30)

Heart disease

1.01

(0.91

1.11)

High blood pressure

0.97

(0.87

1.08)

Diabetes

1.13

(1.01

1.27)

Stroke

1.10

(1.01

1.19)

Pack-years smoking

1.13

(1.03

1.22)

BMI

0.87

(0.77

0.98)

Depressive symptoms

1.12

(1.01

1.24)