Table 1.
Characteristics of ERPO respondents aged ≥65 years (n = 672), by documented presence (N = 92) or absence (n = 580) of cognitive impairment.
| Total n (%) | Cognitive impairment n (%) | No impairment n (%) | P valuea | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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| Age group (years) | <0.001 | |||
| 65–74 | 410 (61.0) | 29 (31.5) | 381 (65.7) | |
| 75–84 | 201 (29.9) | 47 (51.1) | 154 (26.6) | |
| 85+ | 61 (9.1) | 16 (17.4) | 45 (7.8) | |
| Female | 64 (9.5) | 8 (8.7) | 56 (9.7) | 0.348 |
| Race/ethnicityb | ||||
| White | 509 (75.7) | 68 (73.9) | 441 (76.0) | 0.695 |
| Black/African American | 46 (6.8) | 6 (6.5) | 40 (6.9) | 1 |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | - |
| Asian | 4 (0.6) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (0.7) | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 1 (0.1) | 1 (1.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0.137 |
| Latino/Latina/Latinx/Hispanic | 9 (1.3) | 1 (1.1) | 8 (1.4) | 1 |
| Other/Unknown | 105 (15.6) | 16 (17.4) | 89 (15.3) | 0.643 |
| Veteran | 73 (10.9) | 11 (12.0) | 62 (10.7) | 0.719 |
| Documented mental health/cognitive concernb | 553 (82.3) | 92 (100.0) | 461 (79.5) | <0.001 |
| History of psychiatric diagnosis and/or treatment | 140 (25.3) | 24 (26.1) | 116 (25.2) | 0.896 |
| Other concern about mental health | 316 (57.1) | 12 (13.0) | 304 (65.9) | <0.001 |
| Irrational or erratic behavior | 119 (21.5) | 28 (30.4) | 91 (19.7) | 0.026 |
| Impaired from medical illness other than dementia | 15 (2.7) | 2 (2.2) | 13 (2.8) | 1 |
| State of petition | 0.004 | |||
| California | 95 (14.1) | 13 (14.1) | 82 (14.1) | |
| Colorado | 2 (0.3) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.3) | |
| Connecticut | 203 (30.2) | 34 (37.0) | 169 (29.1) | |
| Florida | 234 (34.8) | 22 (23.9) | 212 (36.6) | |
| Maryland | 80 (11.9) | 6 (6.5) | 74 (12.8) | |
| Washington | 58 (8.6) | 17 (18.5) | 41 (7.1) | |
Missing data not shown if < 5%.
a
P values from two-sample t tests for continuous variables and Fisher’s exact tests for categorical variables due to small cell sizes.
b
≥1 allowed.