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Table 2 Socio-demographic profile of the sample

From: Health-related quality of life in the Cambridge City over-75s Cohort (CC75C): development of a dementia-specific scale and descriptive analyses

Sociodemographic and health status variables by sex

Men (n = 40)

Women (n = 70)

Total (n = 110)

 

n

%

n

%

n

%

Age

      

Mean (SD)

86.6

4.0

86.2

3.4

86.6

3.6

Range

81

96

81

96

81

96

 81–84

19

47.5

30

42.9

49

44.5

 85–89

14

35.0

32

45.7

46

41.5

 90+

7

17.5

8

11.4

15

13.6

Education

      

 Left school <15 years old

29

72.5

49

70.0

78

70.9

 Left school ≥15 years old

11

27.5

21

30.0

32

29.1

Accommodation

      

 House/flat/granny flat

28

70.0

50

71.4

78

70.9

 Warden controlled/sheltered housing

7

17.5

11

15.7

18

16.4

 Residential home

4

10.0

9

12.9

13

11.8

 Long stay hospital

1

2.5

0

0.0

1

0.9

Marital status

      

 Married

16

40.0

10

14.3

26

23.6

 Widowed

20

50.0

54

77.1

74

67.3

 Separated/divorced

0

0.0

1

1.4

1

0.9

 Never married

4

10.0

5

7.1

9

8.2

Disability

      

 No ADL or IADL

13

32.5

22

31.4

35

31.8

 IADL only

18

45.0

16

22.9

34

30.9

 ADL + IADL

9

22.5

31

44.3

40

36.4

 Missing

0

0.0

1

1.4

1

0.9

MMSE

      

Mean (SD)

22.0

4.7

20.9

4.8

21.3

4.8

Range

13

30

11

29

11

30

 Moderate

14

35.0

30

42.9

44

40.0

 Mild

26

65.0

40

57.1

66

60.0

Self-rated health

      

 Very good/good

34

85.0

52

74.3

86

78.2

 Fair/very poor

4

10.0

10

14.3

14

12.7

 Missing

2

4.7

8

10.8

10

8.6

Dementia type

      

 Alzheimer’s Disease (AD)

30

75.0

46

65.7

76

69.9

 Vascular Dementia (VD)

1

2.5

3

4.3

4

3.6

 Mixed (AD + VD)

7

17.5

18

25.7

25

22.7

 Dementia secondary to other causes

1

2.5

1

1.4

2

1.8

 Clouded/delirious state + AD

0

0.0

2

2.9

2

1.8

 Clouded/delirious state + VD

1

2.5

0

0.0

1

0.9