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Table 1 Sociodemographic data of the studied Egyptian elderly, 2020–2022 (n = 470)

From: Pattern of cognitive impairment among community-dwelling elderly in Egypt and its relation to socioeconomic status

Age (in years)

Range

60–90

 

Mean ± SD

66.3 ± 5.6

  

No.

%

Age (years)

 60–69

359

76.4

 70–79

91

19.4

 ≥ 80

20

4.2

Sex

 Male

339

72.1

 Female

131

27.9

Marital status

 Married

319

67.9

 Single

14

2.9

 Widow

133

28.3

 Divorced

4

0.9

Education

 Low education (≤ 9 years)

275

58.5

 High education (> 9 years)

195

41.5

Smoking

 Nonsmoker

248

52.8

 Smoker

157

33.4

 Ex-smoker

65

13.8

SES level

 High

86

18.3

 Medium

306

65.1

 Low

78

16.6

  1. SES Socioeconomic status