Sociodemographic and health status variables by sex | Men (n = 40) | Women (n = 70) | Total (n = 110) | |||
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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 |