Table 2.
Sociodemographic- and patient-related variables from municipalities in the state of Rio Grande do Sul.
| Median (IQR) | Range | |
|---|---|---|
| Patients/100,000 inhabitants | 19.4 (0–42.8) | 0–277 |
| HDI | 0.717 (0.685–0.746) | 0.587–0.805 |
| GDP per capita (in Brazilian reais) | 22,475 (17,509–31,372) | 9,597–215,394 |
| Income per capita (in Brazilian reais) | 714.3 (595.9–862.7) | 343.1–1758.3 |
| % Rural domicile | 47 (21–66.8) | 0–98.6 |
| Education | ||
| % Illiteracy | 6.1 (3.9–8.5) | 0.9–19.1 |
| % Elementary | 35.4 (28.4–43.3) | 14.1–73.5 |
| % High school | 20.5 (15.8–26.4) | 5.3–57.8 |
| % University | 5.4 (3.9–7.5) | 0.4–25.9 |
| % Female | 66.7 (50–100) | 0–100 |
| Patients' age | 78 (75–81) | 57–95 |
| % age ≥ 65 years | 10.9 (9.4–12.5) | 0–20.4 |
| MMSE | 15 (13–17) | 2–30 |
| Deaths from AD/100,000 inhabitants | 24.1 (15.7–38.6) | 2.6–261.8 |
| Physicians/100,000 inhabitants | 97.46 (60.8–156.2) | 9–678 |
| Experience as a physician (in years) | 18.7 (11.8–25.2) | 0–53 |
AD Alzheimer's disease, GDP Gross domestic product, HDI Human development index, MMSE Mini mental state examination.