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Table 2 Association between possible dementia (by EDQ) with variables

From: Early Dementia Questionnaire (EDQ): A new screening instrument for early dementia in primary care practice

Variables

Scoring from EDQ

χ2

p-value

 

No dementia

Possible dementia

  
 

n (%)

n (%)

  

Age (years)

    

  60-64

30 (48.4)

32 (51.6)

1.927

0.749

  65-69

23 (53.5)

20 (46.5)

 

  70-74

15 (45.5)

18 (54.5)

 

  75-79

5 (38.5)

8 (61.5)

  >80

1 (25.0)

3 (75.0)

Gender

    

  Male

44 (50.0)

44 (50.0)

0.416

0.519

  Female

30 (44.8)

37 55.2)

 

Educational Level

    

  Low (no formal and primary)

37 (47.4)

41 (52.6)

0.032

0.984

  Middle (secondary)

30 (47.6)

33 (52.4)

  High (tertiary)

7 (50)

7 (50.0)

Living Arrangements

    

  With family

73 (48.3)

78 (51.7)

-

0.622

  Alone

1 (25.0)

3 (75.0)

Occupation

    

  Employed

9 (52.9)

8 (47.1)

0.538

0.764

  Unemployed

21 (43.8)

27 (56.3)

  Retired

44 (48.9)

46 (51.1)

Medical problems (hypertension/DM/ hyperlipidemia)

    

  No disease

11 (47.8)

12 (52.2)

0.301

0.860

  Single disease

13 (43.3)

17 (56.7)

 

  Multiple disease

50 (49.0)

52 (51.0)

Stroke

    

  Yes

2 (22.2)

7 (77.8)

-

0.171

  No

72 (49.3)

74 (50.7)

Smoking Status

    

  Smoker

3 (23.1)

10 (76.9)

-

0.083

  Non smoker (never smoker and former smoker)

71 (50.0)

71 (50.0)