- Demographic data of study participants in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (N=228).
| Variables | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Male | 99 (43.4) |
| Female | 129 (56.6) |
| Age (years), mean±SD | 48.9±22.4 |
| Educational level | |
| Below high school | 94 (41.2) |
| College/university education | 130 (57.0) |
| Graduate/postgraduate education | 4 (1.8) |
| Family history of Alzheimer’s disease | |
| Yes | 39 (17.1) |
| No | 136 (59.6) |
| Unknown | 53 (23.3) |
| Type of diabetes | |
| T1DM | 106 (46.5) |
| T2DM | 115 (50.4) |
| Pre-diabetes | 7 (3.1) |
| Duration of diabetes (year) | |
| <5 years | 70 (30.7) |
| 5-10 | 64 (28.1) |
| 11-20 | 58 (25.4) |
| >20 years | 36 (15.8) |
| Other comorbidity | |
| Cardiovascular disease | 85 (29.8) |
| Blood pressure hypertension | 100 (48.9) |
| Obesity | 34 (15.3) |
| Other | 9 (6.0) |
| Smoking habit* | |
| Smokers | 23 (10.0) |
| Non-smokers | 193 (85.0) |
| Occupation* | |
| Not working/retired | 107 (46.9) |
| Housewife | 32 (14.0) |
| Student | 26 (11.4) |
| Administrator employee | 30 (13.2) |
| Other | 17 (7.4) |
| Source of Alzheimer’s’ knowledge | |
| Health practitioner | 146 (64.0) |
| Family and friends | 35 (15.4) |
| Social media | 43 (18.9) |
| Other | 4 (1.7) |
Values are presented as numbers and percentages (%).
↵* Missing data. SD: standard deviation, T1DM: type 1 diabetes, T2DM: type 2 diabetes