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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of Hajj pilgrims with and without positive MINI-Cog test

From: Screening for cognitive impairment in Arabic-speaking Hajj pilgrims

Total number = 340

Positive MINI-Cog (N, %)

Negative MINI-Cog (N, %)

P

 

99 (29.2%)

241 (70.9%)

< .001

Age mean (SD)

67.44 (7.3)

65.77 (5.2)

0.039

Gender

Male 49 (49.5%)

Male 135 (56%)

0.273

Marital status

  

0.314

 Single

4 (4%)

5 (2.1%)

 

 Married

81 (81.8%)

210 (87.1%)

 

 Widow

14 (14.1%)

26 (10.8%)

 

 Divorced

0

3 (1.2%)

 

Education level

  

< .001

 Read and write

55 (55.6%)

46 (19.1%)

 

 Primary school

26 (26.3%)

75 (31.1%)

 

 Intermediate/secondary school

11 (11.1%)

61 (25.3%)

 

 Undergraduate

7 (7.1%)

54 (22.4%)

 

 Postgraduate

0

5 (2.1%)

 

Travelled with

 Alone

27 (27.3%)

46 (19.1%)

0.095

 Spouse

35 (35.1%)

124 (51.5%)

0.007

 Siblings

13 (13.1%)

25 (10.1%)

0.463

 Children

24 (24.2%)

49 (20.3%)

0.425

 Friends

8 (8.1%)

17 (7.1%)

0.742

 Others

1 nephew (1%)

0

 

Helping in performing Hajj

 No

53 (53.5%)

173 (73%)

 

 Yes, by

46 (46.5%)

65 (27%)

< .001

 Spouse

7 (7.1%)

17 (7.1%)

0.996

 Siblings

5 (5.1%)

6 (2.5%)

0.225

 Children

19 (19.2%)

26 (10.8%)

0.038

 Friends

11 (11.1%)

13 (5.4%)

0.062

 Hajj mission staff

9 (9.1%)

13 (5.4%)

0.208

 Others

0

0

 

Number of performed Hajj

  

0.376

 0

2 (2.0%)

6 (2.5%)

 

 1

78 (78.8%)

177 (73.4%)

 

 2

12 (12.1%)

34 (14.1%)

 

 3

5 (5.1%)

16 (6.6%)

 

 4 or >

2 (2%)

8 (3.3%)

 

Medical condition

 DM

30 (30.3%)

79 (32.8%)

0.657

 HTN

41 (41.2%)

104 (43.2%)

0.768

 Hyperlipidemia

12 (12.1%)

40 (16.6%)

0.298

 BPH

1 (1%)

8 (3.3%)

0.428

 Other

2 (2%)

7 (2.9%)

 

Was seen in cognitive clinic

 Yes

4 (4%)

2 (0.8%)

0.041

ADL scale

 Severe dependence

1 (1%)

0

0.066

 Moderate dependence

1 (1%)

3 (1.2%)

 

 Mild dependence

30 (30.3%)

52 (21.6%)

 

 Full independence

67 (67.7%)

186 (77.2%)

 

MINI-Cog test score

 0

8 (2.4%)

–

 

 1

33 (9.7%)

–

 

 2

58 (17.1%)

–

 

 3

–

79 (23.2%)

 

 4

–

57 (16.8%)

 

 5

–

105 (30.9%)

 
  1. Values in italic are significant at the 5% level
  2. DM: diabetes mellitus, HTN: hypertension, BPH: benign prostate hypertrophy, ADL: activities of daily living