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09 July 2020: Clinical Research

Analysis of Risk Factors for Cognitive Dysfunction in Disabled Elderly Patients in Chengdu, China

Xiaoyan Chen 1BCDEF* , Ying Zhang 1ABCEF* , Lisha Hou 1BCE , Yanjiao Shen 2BC , Jianqun Li 3BC , Birong Dong 1ADEG*

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.923590

Med Sci Monit 2020; 26:e923590

Table 1 Univariate analysis of general characteristics and cognitive function.

General characteristicsNormal cognitive functionCognitive impairmentDementiaTotal numberZ-statisticP-value
Current age
 60–79 years258 (73.30%)1877 (51.37%)1988 (36.38%)4123 (43.53%)−17.439
 ≥80 years94 (26.70%)1777 (48.63%)3477 (63.62%)5348 (56.47%)
Sex
 Female117 (33.24%)1939 (53.07%)3412 (62.43%)5468 (57.73%)−11.801
 Male235 (66.76%)1715 (46.93%)2053 (37.57%)4003 (42.27%)
Education level
 Educated340 (96.59%)2892 (79.15%)4110 (75.21%)7342 (77.52%)−7.392
 Illiterate12 (3.41%)762 (20.85%)1355 (24.79%)2129 (22.48%)
Income
 Pension339 (96.31%)3524 (96.44%)5268 (96.40%)9131 (96.41%)−0.0690.945
 Other13 (3.69%)130 (3.56%)197 (3.60%)340 (3.59%)
Marital status
 Other97 (27.56%)1511 (41.35%)2768 (50.65%)4376 (46.20%)−10.783
 Married255 (72.44%)2143 (58.65%)2697 (49.35%)5095 (53.80%)
Living situation
 Not live with family82 (23.30%)1087 (29.75%)2520 (46.11%)3689 (38.95%)−16.857
 Other270 (76.70%)2567 (70.25%)2945 (53.89%)5782 (61.05%)
Combined disease
168 (47.73%)1534 (41.98%)2450 (44.83%)4152 (43.84%)−1.9210.055
 ≥5184 (52.27%)2120 (58.02%)3015 (55.17%)5319 (56.16%)
Disability level
 Mild55 (15.63%)209 (5.72%)84 (1.54%)348 (3.67%)772.529
 Moderate112 (31.82%)752 (20.58%)342 (6.26%)1206 (12.73%)
 Severe185 (52.5%)2693 (73.70%)5039 (92.20%)7917 (83.59%)

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