Figure 1. Top 10 Primary Reasons for Visit and Diagnoses Associated With Emergency Department (ED) Visits Among Older Adults Living With Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias (ADRDs) vs Those Without ADRDs.

All analyses are weighted to represent the US population.

^aNumber of visits among the ADRD group minus number of visits among non-ADRD group per 100 visits.

^bAdjusted for age (continuous), sex, race and ethnicity, number of comorbidities (continuous), rurality, and residency type.

^cPrimary reasons for visit represents the chief complaint of the patient and/or proxy coded according to the 2016-2019 National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey.

^dWith or without behavioral symptoms, rate ratio omitted due to 0 outcomes in non-ADRD group.