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Table 5 Prevalence rates of memory-related SCS 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 memory-related SCS1 (%)

χ²

df

p value

Arterial hypertension

Yes

53.0

0.571

1

0.450

No

53.9

Hyperlipidemia

Yes

53.2

0.118

1

0.731

No

53.6

Thyroid disease

Yes

55.1

3.363

1

0.067

No

52.8

Cardiac arrhythmia

Yes

55.0

0.897

1

0.344

No

53.3

Diabetes mellitus

Yes

52.9

0.128

1

0.720

No

53.5

Any cancer

Yes

52.7

0.245

1

0.621

No

53.6

Coronary heart disease/angina pectoris

Yes

55.8

0.573

1

0.449

No

53.4

Myocardial infarction

Yes

59.6

2.702

1

0.100

No

53.3

Stroke

Yes

51.2

0.351

1

0.554

No

53.5

Cardiac insufficiency

Yes

53.5

0.000

1

0.997

No

53.5

Epilepsy

Yes

47.9

1.502

1

0.220

No

53.6

Peripheral artery occlusive disease/ intermittent claudication

Yes

50.6

0.258

1

0.612

No

53.5

Parkinson’s disease

Yes

54.2

0.005

1

0.946

No

53.5

Multiple sclerosis

Yes

51.9

0.029

1

0.866

No

53.5

  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, SCS subjective cognitive symptoms