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Table 6 Prevalence rates of memory-related SCS subtypes in relation to the presence/absence of physical comorbidity (n=8,036)

From: Memory-related subjective cognitive symptoms in the adult population: prevalence and associated factors – results of the LIFE-Adult-Study

Physical comorbidity

Prevalence of mr SCS without concerns1 (%)

Prevalence of mr SCS with some concerncs1 (%)

Prevalence of mr SCS with strong concerncs1 (%)

χ²

df

p value

Arterial hypertension

Yes

26.3

23.5

3.2

0.876

3

0.831

No

26.2

42.2

3.4

Hyperlipidemia

Yes

25.9

23.4

3.9

5.076

3

0.166

No

26.4

24.2

3.0

Thyroid disease

Yes

27.2

24.9

3.0

5.127

3

0.163

No

25.9

23.5

3.4

Cardiac arrhythmia

Yes

27.2

24.8

3.0

1.546

3

0.672

No

26.2

23.8

3.4

Diabetes mellitus

Yes

25.7

24.6

2.6

1.817

3

0.611

No

26.3

23.8

3.4

Any cancer

Yes

24.6

24.2

3.9

2.271

3

0.518

No

26.5

23.9

3.2

Coronary heart disease/angina pectoris

Yes

30.4

22.4

3.2

2.273

3

0.518

No

26.1

23.9

3.3

Myocardial infarction

Yes

27.5

27.5

4.5

3.329

3

0.344

No

26.3

23.8

3.3

Stroke

Yes

16.3

29.5

5.4

11.185

3

0.011

No

26.5

23.8

3.3

Cardiac insufficiency

Yes

30.2

22.0

1.3

3.249

3

0.355

No

26.2

23.9

3.4

Epilepsy

Yes

19.7

26.5

1.7

4.040

3

0.257

No

26.4

23.8

3.3

Peripheral artery occlusive disease/ intermittent claudication

Yes

28.8

21.3

1.3

1.546

3

0.672

No

26.3

23.9

3.3

Parkinson’s disease

Yes

20.8

29.2

4.2

0.608

3

0.895

No

26.3

23.9

3.3

Multiple sclerosis

Yes

29.6

18.5

3.7

0.469

3

0.926

No

26.3

23.9

3.3

  1. 1For calculation of the prevalence rates, weights were used which corrected for sample deviations in distribution from the adult population structure of the city of Leipzig in 2012 with regard to age and sex
  2. df degree of freedom, mr memory-related, SCS subjective cognitive symptoms