Table 1.
Demographic and Clinical Data.
| Demographic and Clinical Data | |
|---|---|
| Sex | N (%) |
| Female | 48 (66.66) |
| Male | 24 (33.34) |
| Initial age | (SD) |
| Total | 76.5 (6.27) |
| Female | 76.1 (6.09) |
| Male | 77.2 (6.67) |
| Residence | N (%) |
| Rural | 48 (66.7) |
| Urban | 24 (33.3) |
| Living arrangement | N (%) |
| Alone | 5 (6.9) |
| Family | 57 (79.2) |
| Institutionalized | 10 (13.9) |
| Comorbid vascular diseases | 54 (75.0) |
| Psychiatric symptoms | N (%) |
| Depression | 47 (65.3) |
| Hallucinations and delusion | 14 (19.4) |
| Sleep disorders | 15 (20.8) |
| Initial treatment dementia | 56 (77.8) |
| Psychotropic drugs | 31 (43.1) |
| Time of treatment since diagnosis of dementia | 0.57 (1.02) |
| Duration of diseasea | 5.04 (2.64) |
| Scales | (SD) |
| MMSE | 17.31 (4.53) |
| GDS | 4.69 (0.70) |
| BMI | 27.84 (4.56) |
| RDRS-2 | 34.59 (9.10) |
| NPIQ-stress | 6.06 (4.82) |
| NPIQ-severity | 5.43 (4.03) |
| Tinetti global | 21.47 (5.92) |
| Gait | 8.62 (3.40) |
| Balance | 12.84 (3.11) |
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; GDS, Global Deterioration Scale of Reisberg; MMSE, Mini Mental State Examination; N, number; NPIQ, Neuropsychiatric Inventory Questionnaire; RDRS, Rapid Disability Rating Scale; SD, standard deviation; , mean score.
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