Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the total population.
| Total (n=248) | |
|---|---|
| Female | 151 (60.9%) |
| Mean age (years) (SD) | 84.1 (6.4) |
| Comorbidities ≥ 4 | 113 (45.6%) |
| Mean anthropometric measurements, (SD) | |
| - BMI (kg/m2) | 24.1 (4.9) |
| - MAC (cm) | 27.4 (4.3) |
| - TSF (mm) | 12.9 (6.1) |
| - CC (cm) | 33.7 (3.8) |
| Type of cognitive impairment | |
| - Alzheimer dementia | 139 (56.0%) |
| - Frontotemporal dementia | 12 (4.8%) |
| - Parkinson’s dementia | 2 (0.8%) |
| - Korsakoff’s dementia | 4 (1.6%) |
| - Vascular dementia | 18 (7.3%) |
| - Mixed dementia | 62 (25.0%) |
| - Mild cognitive impairment | 11 (4.4%) |
| Total type of cognitive impairment | 248 |
| Mean MMSE score, (SD): | 16.8 (5.7) |
| - Mild dementia | 65 (26.2%) |
| - Moderate dementia | 106 (42.8%) |
| - Severe dementia | 77 (31.0%) |
| Mean ADL score (N=223), (SD) | 13.6 (3.7) |
| - Normal or mildly decreased | 2 (0.9%) |
| - Moderately decreased | 88 (39.5%) |
| - Severely decreased | 106 (47.5%) |
| - Disable | 27 (12.1%) |
| Mean IADL score (N=81), (SD): | 3.7 (0.6) |
| - Female (N=46), (SD) | 3.7 (0.5) |
| - Male (N=35), (SD) | 3.7 (0.8) |
SD standard deviation, BMI body mass index, MAC mid-arm circumference, TSF triceps skin fold thickness, CC calf circumference, MMSE Mini Mental State Examination, ADL activity of daily living, IADL instrumental activity of daily living.