Table 1 Details of study participants and association with MoCA.
Demographics | Association with MoCA Mann–Whitney U/ Kruskal-Wallis p-value | |
|---|---|---|
Age in years | ||
Min–Max | 60–85 | |
Median (IQR) | 66 (63–70) | |
Age group years, (n, %) | 0.002 | |
60–69 | 270 (70.7) | |
70–79 | 106 (27.7) | |
80–85 | 6 (1.6) | |
Gender, n (%) | 0.149 | |
Male | 185 (48.4) | |
Female | 197 (51.6) | |
Ethnicity, n (%) | 0.013 | |
Malay | 140 (36.7) | |
Chinese | 156 (40.8) | |
Indian | 79 (20.7) | |
Others | 7 (1.8) | |
Highest education level, n (%) | < 0.001 | |
Primary | 45 (11.8) | |
Secondary | 128 (33.5) | |
Pre-university/Diploma | 77 (20.2) | |
Degree | 75 (19.6) | |
Postgrad (Master’s and PhD) | 57 (14.9) | |
Savings, n (%) | < 0.001 | |
RM1 to 10,000 | 126 (33.0) | |
RM10,001 to 100,000 | 70 (18.3) | |
RM100,001 to 500,000 | 70 (18.3) | |
RM500,001 to > 1,000,000 | 49 (12.8) | |
Not reported | 67 (17.5) | |
Hypertension status, n (%) | < 0.001 | |
Yes | 103 (27.0) | |
No | 204 (53.4) | |
Not reported | 75 (19.6) | |
IPAQ levels, n (%); Median MET | < 0.001 | |
Low | 107 (28); 306 | |
Moderate | 149 (39); 1,386 | |
High | 126 (33); 4,240 | |
IPAQ.MET | ||
Min-Max | 0-17172 | |
Median (IQR) | 1,506 (634.9–3160.9) | |
MoCA score | ||
Min–Max | 13–30 | |
Median (IQR) | 24 (21–26) | |
