Table 2.
Baseline Characteristics of the population according to MPI grade
| MPI 1 (Low Risk) |
MPI 2 (Moderate Risk) |
MPI 3 (Severe Risk) |
P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients, No. (%) | 73(27.9) | 116(44.3) | 73(27.9) | < 0.001 |
| MPI value, mean (SD) | 0.21(0.08) | 0.49(0.09) | 0.75(0.08) | < 0.001 |
| Sex | ||||
| Women, No. (%) | 47(64.4) | 79(68.1) | 46(63.0) | 0.74 |
| Age | ||||
| Mean (SD), y | 77.9(6.0) | 81.4(6.7) | 82.8(6.5) | < 0.001 |
| Range, y | 65–94 | 66–98 | 67–100 | |
| Educational levels, mean (SD) | 3.8(3.1) | 3.6(2.7) | 3.3(2.8) | 0.71 |
| MMSE, mean (SD), score | 21.7(6.3) | 11.48(7.8) | 3(5.15) | < 0.001 |
| Type of dementia: | ||||
| Alzheimer, No. (%) | 26(35.6) | 47(40.5) | 30(41.1) | 0.75 |
| Vascular dementia, No. (%) | 28(38.4) | 36(31) | 24(32.9) | 0.58 |
| Mixed dementia, No. (%) | 19(26) | 33(28.4) | 19(26) | 0.91 |
| Clinical Dementia Rating scale, mean (SD) | 1.3(0.59) | 2.1(1.26) | 3.3(1.57) | < 0.001 |
| Mortality, No. (%) | ||||
| at 1 month | 0(0) | 6(5.2) | 10(13.7) | 0.002 |
| at 6 months | 2(2.7) | 13(11.2) | 21(28.8) | < 0.001 |
| at 12 months | 2(2.7) | 21(18.2) | 26(35.6) | < 0.001 |
Abbreviation: MPI, multidimensional prognostic index.