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Table 2 Bivariate association between Seasonal ventilation frequency and cognitive function

From: Association between indoor ventilation frequency and cognitive function among community-dwelling older adults in China: results from the Chinese longitudinal healthy longevity survey

Seasonal ventilation frequency

Cognitive function a, Count (%)

P-value b

Normal

N = 8818 (74.4)

Impaired

N = 3035 (25.6)

Spring ventilation frequency

  

< 0.001

0 time/week

358 (4.1)

242 (8.0)

 

1–5 times/week

3521 (39.9)

1190 (39.2)

 

> 5 times/week

4939 (56.0)

1603 (52.8)

 

Summer ventilation frequency

  

< 0.001

0 time/week

198 (2.3)

140 (4.6)

 

1–5 times/week

1847 (21.0)

691 (22.8)

 

> 5 times/week

6773 (76.8)

2204 (72.6)

 

Autumn ventilation frequency

  

< 0.001

0 time/week

315 (3.6)

215 (7.1)

 

1–5 times/week

3402 (38.6)

1190 (39.2)

 

> 5 times/week

5101 (57.9)

1630 (53.7)

 

Winter ventilation frequency

  

< 0.001

0 time/week

1644 (18.6)

842 (27.7)

 

1–5 times/week

3742 (42.7)

1116 (36.8)

 

> 5 times/week

3412 (38.7)

1077 (35.5)

 

Overall ventilation index

  

< 0.001

0–3 (low)

1874 (21.3)

833 (27.5)

 

4–5 (intermediate)

2208 (25.0)

703 (23.2)

 

6–8 (high)

4736 (53.7)

1499 (49.4)

 
  1. a Any score of more than or equal to 24 indicates a normal cognition, and if the score of mini-mental state examination below this indicates cognitive impairment
  2. b P-values were calculated from chi-square tests or analysis of variance