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Table 1 Mean cognitive score of the study population and individual and interaction effect between indoor air pollution and different household, individual and behavioural characteristics

From: A study about the impact of indoor air pollution on cognitive function among middle-aged and older adult people in India

Variable

Sample

Percentage

Mean cognitive score (SE)

95% CI

 

Eta-squared

Individual effect size

Interaction effect

Effect size

p-value

Separate kitchen

 Yes

24063

68.64

27.66 (0.04)

27.58

27.74

0.009

0.050

*

 No

10996

31.36

25.42 (0.06)

25.30

25.54

Type of house

 Pucca

18883

53.87

28.54 (0.04)

28.45

28.63

0.031

0.033

*

 Semi-pucca

9845

28.10

25.84 (0.06)

25.72

25.96

 Kutcha

6331

18.03

23.97 (0.08)

23.82

24.12

Sanitation

 Yes

28698

81.86

27.63 (0.03)

27.56

27.70

0.024

0.045

*

 No

6361

18.14

23.92 (0.08)

23.77

24.08

Electricity

 Yes

33108

94.43

27.18 (0.03)

27.11

27.25

0.010

0.055

*

 No

1951

5.57

23.15 (0.14)

22.87

23.42

Age in years

 45–59

19360

55.22

28.04 (0.04)

27.96

28.13

0.039

0.065

*

 60–74

12849

36.65

26.12 (0.06)

26.01

26.23

 74 + 

2850

8.13

23.38 (0.13)

23.13

23.63

Sex

 Male

22735

64.85

28.35 (0.04)

28.28

28.43

0.077

0.063

*

 Female

12324

35.15

24.38 (0.06)

24.27

24.50

Residence

 Urban

12184

34.75

29.49 (0.05)

29.39

29.59

0.013

0.031

*

 Rural

22875

65.25

25.61 (0.04)

25.53

25.69

Ever attend school

 Yes

21296

60.74

29.88 (0.04)

29.82

29.95

0.245

0.024

*

 No

13763

39.26

22.43 (0.05)

22.34

22.52

Currently working

 Yes

23119

65.94

27.58 (0.04)

27.50

27.66

0.020

0.071

*

 No

11940

34.06

25.76 (0.06)

25.64

25.88

Marital status

 Currently in union

28057

80.02

27.62 (0.04)

27.55

27.70

0.038

0.066

*

 Currently Not in Union

7002

19.98

24.28 (0.08)

24.12

24.44

Sleeping problem

 No

21944

62.60

27.51 (0.04)

27.43

27.60

0.009

0.066

*

 Yes

13115

37.80

26.02 (0.06)

25.92

26.13

Physical exercise

 Every day

18891

53.88

27.14 (0.05)

27.05

27.24

0.003

0.067

*

 Sometimes

5304

15.12

27.21 (0.08)

27.04

27.38

 Hardly ever or never

10864

31.00

26.51 (0.06)

26.39

26.63

Reading habit

 Daily

6568

18.73

31.85 (0.06)

31.74

31.96

0.117

0.026

*

 Sometimes

6597

18.83

29.74 (0.06)

29.62

29.86

 Never

21894

62.44

24.65 (0.04)

24.57

24.73

Tobacco consumption

 No

19800

56.48

27.18 (0.04)

27.08

27.27

0.000

0.068

*

 Yes

15259

43.52

26.67 (0.05)

26.58

26.77

Eat sufficiently

 Yes

19884

56.71

27.32 (0.04)

27.23

27.41

0.004

0.066

*

 No

15175

43.29

26.49 (0.05)

26.38

26.59

Self-rated health

 Good

15751

44.93

27.92 (0.05)

27.82

28.02

0.017

0.064

*

 Fair

14270

40.70

26.54 (0.05)

26.43

26.64

 Poor

5038

14.37

25.14 (0.09)

24.97

25.32

  1. Eta-squared was obtained through one way & two-way ANOVA