Table 2 Prevalence of low and high cognition among older adults aged 45 and above by alcohol and tobacco consumption behaviour and background characteristics of the individuals, LASI, Wave1, 2017–2018.

From: Nutritional status, alcohol-tobacco consumption behaviour and cognitive decline among older adults in India

Background characteristics

None

Only tobacco

Only alcohol

Both

Low

High

Low

High

Low

High

Low

High

Residence

Rural

12.85

10.95

12.74

10.78

13.6

15.73

10.56

13.12

Urban

4.62

26.53

6.62

20.47

1.31

33.08

4.18

26.79

Sex

Male

3.41

29.67

5.06

18.06

5.15

25.12

7.48

17.04

Female

12.24

11.78

21.67

4.39

29.23

3.8

32.42

2.51

Age

45–59

5.21

21.79

6.54

17.28

5.22

27.81

6.35

20.94

60 + 

15.11

10.79

15.53

9.09

15.92

12.13

12.17

10.92

Living arrangement

Living alone

17.68

10.39

23.31

7.31

28.25

19.52

12.9

8.97

Living with Spouse and other

8.88

15.59

10.44

10.18

10.6

18.21

8.19

12.3

Living with Spouse and Children

5.87

20.92

7.21

16.06

5.52

24.95

7.71

19.14

Living with Children and other

18.01

8.58

21.63

6.48

26.11

3.28

18.3

5.65

Living with other

17.18

10.92

21.82

7.71

22.93

22.34

12.16

12.91

Marital status

Currently Married

6.59

19.74

7.88

14.87

6.48

23.62

7.81

17.8

Widowed

19.35

7.48

23.41

5.59

27.56

4.16

19.74

5.77

Other

7.82

19.68

13.31

14.23

22.15

27.1

4.28

8.38

Caste

Scheduled Caste

13.2

10.3

14.81

8.51

6.46

21.39

10.58

11.43

Scheduled Tribe

19.79

8.4

17.81

8.09

27.5

8.37

22.35

9.13

Other Backward Class

8.71

17.71

10.35

13.66

5.1

22.35

5.06

17.89

None

6.9

21.28

7.89

16.83

3.2

33.72

3.83

25.42

Education

Upto Primary

3.4

14.62

3.76

15.09

2.17

18.77

3.8

13.25

Secondary

0.63

33.39

0.45

29.93

0.12

37.59

0.47

33.24

Higher and Above

0.31

54.50

NA

47.78

NA

50.38

0.13

48.44

MPCE

Poorest

12.52

10.27

14.85

10.73

19.46

12.31

13.43

10.98

Poor

11.14

13.26

11.97

9.71

13.45

18.57

12.23

11.37

Middle

10.5

14.34

9.33

13.74

9.04

18.42

8.42

16.32

Rich

7.32

19.57

11.9

13.65

5.94

19.58

5.22

21.37

Richest

7.59

26.29

7.97

18.58

1.58

36.28

4.83

22.94

Region

North

11.95

12.02

11.91

10.59

2.99

27.04

6.42

15.39

East

11.71

13.61

10.84

11.99

18.62

19.59

12.87

15.93

North-east

11.95

22.84

14.53

18.45

8.12

17.13

9.32

22.41

South

5.5

23.16

8.64

20.18

10.41

21.35

7.09

13.56

Central

7.94

19.51

15.19

11.07

8.68

13.78

9.33

17.54

West

11.28

15.48

11.53

11.18

9.95

21.34

8.57

16.87

Total

9.84

16.65

11.48

12.77

9.97

20.85

9.2

16.04

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