Table 5.
DSM-IV criterion | Dementia diagnosis | Prevalence (%) in those with dementia | Prevalence (%) (high education controls) | Prevalence (%) (low education controls) |
Criterion A1: Memory impairment | Clinical | 71 | 3 | 3 |
10/66 | 71 | 2 | 2 | |
Criterion A2: Impairment in other cognitive function | Clinical | 95 | 17 | 33 |
10/66 | 96 | 17 | 37 | |
Criterion A (A1+A2) | Clinical | 70 | 2 | 3 |
10/66 | 70 | 1 | 1 | |
Criterion B1: Impaired social/occupational functioning | Clinical | 85 | 9 | 14 |
10/66 | 90 | 10 | 14 | |
Criterion B2: Decline from a previous level of functioning | Clinical | 82 | 10 | 14 |
10/66 | 85 | 12 | 15 | |
Criterion B B1+B2 | Clinical | 73 | 7 | 9 |
10/66 | 79 | 8 | 8 | |
Criterion C: Deficits do not occur only in delirium | Clinical | 100 | 100 | 100 |
10/66 | 100 | 100 | 100 | |
Criterion D: Disturbances not better accounted for by another axis 1 disorder | Clinical | 99 | 74 | 67 |
10/66 | n/a | 71 | 65 | |
OVERALL (A+B+C+D) | Clinical | 58 | 1 | 2 |
10/66 | 58 | 0 | 0 |