From: A claims data-based comparison of comorbidity in individuals with and without dementia
 |  | Male |  | Female | ||||
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Characteristics | All | Case | Control | p-value*** | All | Case | Control | p-value*** |
Number: N | 10,741 | 2,325 | 8,416 | Â | 27,012 | 6,814 | 20,198 | Â |
Age: mean (SD) | 77.7 (6.7) | 78.2 (7.2) | 77.5 (6.6) | <0.0001 | 81.0 (6.5) | 82.8 (7.2) | 80.4 (6.2) | 0.0009 |
Environment: n (%) | Â | Â | Â | <0.0001 | Â | Â | Â | <0.0001 |
Living in community setting | 9,973 (92.8) | 1,684 (72.4) | 8,289 (98.5) | Â | 23,146 (85.7) | 3,840 (56.4) | 19,306 (95.6) | Â |
Living in nursing home | 562 (5.2) | 482 (20.7) | 80 (1.0) | Â | 3,084 (11.4) | 2,452 (36.0) | 632 (3.1) | Â |
Change in environment | 206 (1.9) | 159 (6.8) | 47 (0.6) | Â | 782 (2.9) | 522 (7.7) | 260 (1.3) | Â |
Care level*: n (%) | Â | Â | Â | <0.0001 | Â | Â | Â | <0.0001 |
None | 8,823 (82.1) | 1,047 (45.0) | 7,776 (92.4) | Â | 19,923 (73.8) | 2,419 (35.5) | 17,504 (86.7) | Â |
1 | 926 (8.6) | 518 (22.3) | 408 (4.8) | Â | 3,280 (12.1) | 1,548 (22.7) | 1,732 (8.6) | Â |
2 | 708 (6.6) | 512 (22.0) | 196 (2.3) | Â | 2,423 (9.0) | 1,652 (24.2) | 771 (3.8) | Â |
3 | 284 (2.6) | 248 (10.7) | 36 (0.4) | Â | 1,386 (5.1) | 1,195 (17.5) | 191 (0.9) | Â |
CI**: mean (SD) | 3.7 (3.0) | 4.3 (3.0) | 3.5 (3.0) | <0.0001 | 3.0 (2.5) | 3.4 (2.5) | 2.8 (2.5) | <0.0001 |