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Table 2 Multivariable logistic regression for the association between cardiovascular risk factors with Cognitive Impairment in older adults

From: Association between cardiovascular risk factors and cognitive impairment in adults aged 60 years or older from Chile: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Cognitive Impairment

p-value

OR (95%CI)

Body mass index

   

Normal weight

1.00

 

Overweight

0.81 (0.54–1.21)

0.167

Obese

0.68 (0.45–1.01)

 

Metabolic syndrome

   

Yes

1.00

0.210

No

1.27 (0.87–1.84)

 

Risk of cardiovascular disease

  

Low

1.00

< 0.001*

Moderate

0.79 (0.39–1.62)

High

2.04 (1.20–3.45)

Smoking

   

Never

1.00

0.018*

Ex-smoker

0.76 (0.56–1.02)

 

Smoker

0.56 (0.36–0.87)

 

Physical activity

   

Inactive

1.00

0.059

Active

1.46 (0.98–2.18)

 
  1. Models were adjusted for region, geographical area, sex, age, education level, marital status, and indigenous ethnicity.
  2. OR: odds ratios; CI: confidence intervals
  3. *p < 0.05.