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Table 1 Comparisons of baseline socio-demographic factors, lifestyle behaviors, disease history, and frailty status according to cognitive impairment and cognitive decline

From: Obesity marker trajectories and cognitive impairment in older adults: a 10-year follow-up in Taichung community health study for elders

Variables

Cognitive impairment n (%)

 

Cognitive decline (> 75 Pctl) n (%)

 

No (n = 458)

Yes (n = 168)

p value

No (n = 470)

Yes (n = 156)

p value

Socio-demographic factors

 Age (years)

  

< 0.001

  

0.03

 65–74

319 (69.65)

82 (48.81)

 

304 (64.68)

97 (62.18)

 

 75–84

131 (28.6)

66 (39.29)

 

151 (32.13)

46 (29.49)

 

  ≥ 85

8 (1.75)

20 (11.9)

 

15 (3.19)

13 (8.33)

 

Sex

  

0.05

  

1.00

 Men

231 (50.44)

100 (59.52)

 

249 (52.98)

82 (52.56)

 

 Women

227 (49.56)

68 (40.48)

 

221 (47.02)

74 (47.44)

 

Education

  

0.13

  

0.01

 No education

145 (31.66)

66 (39.29)

 

150 (31.91)

61 (39.10)

 

 Primary education

177 (38.65)

52 (30.95)

 

166 (35.32)

63 (40.38)

 

 Secondary or tertiary education

136 (29.69)

50 (29.76)

 

154 (32.77)

32 (20.51)

 

Married

  

0.03

  

0.15

 No

111 (24.24)

56 (33.33)

 

118 (25.11)

49 (31.41)

 

 Yes

347 (75.76)

112 (66.67)

 

352 (74.89)

107 (68.59)

 

Lifestyle behaviors

 Smoking

28 (6.11)

20 (11.90)

0.02

33 (7.02)

15 (9.62)

0.38

 Alcohol drinking

61 (13.32)

28 (16.67)

0.35

69 (14.68)

20 (12.82)

0.66

 Physical activity

354 (77.29)

121 (72.02)

0.21

365 (77.66)

110 (70.51)

0.09

Disease history

 Hypertension

222 (48.47)

98 (58.33)

0.04

236 (50.21)

84 (53.85)

0.49

 Diabetes mellitus

71 (15.5)

41 (24.40)

0.01

72 (15.32)

40 (25.64)

0.005

 Heart disease

124 (27.07)

47 (27.98)

0.90

126 (26.81)

45 (28.85)

0.70

 Hyperlipidemia

126 (27.51)

33 (19.64)

0.06

119 (25.32)

40 (25.64)

1.00

 Stroke

18 (3.93)

19 (11.31)

0.001

23 (4.89)

14 (8.97)

0.09

 Cancer

28 (6.11)

11 (6.55)

0.99

30 (6.38)

9 (5.77)

0.93

 Fall history

80 (17.47)

39 (23.21)

0.13

92 (19.57)

27 (17.31)

0.61

 Sleep disturbance

205 (44.76)

80 (47.62)

0.59

214 (45.53)

71 (45.51)

1.00

Frailty status

  

0.002

  

0.03

 No

444 (96.94)

152 (90.48)

 

453 (96.38)

143 (91.67)

 

 Yes

14 (3.06)

16 (9.52)

 

17 (3.62)

13 (8.33)

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