Table 1.
Demographic characteristics according to gender and recruitment method.
| Total | Routine Practice | Screening | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age Years (n) | ||||
| All | 80.7 ± 7.0 (187) | 82.3 ± 6.1 (87) | 79.5 ± 7.5 (100) | = .006 |
| Women | 82.0 ± 6.5 (113) | 83.0 ± 5.5 (67) | 81.1 ± 7.5 (46) | = .13 |
| Men | 78.8 ± 7.2 (74) | 80.2 ± 7.5 (20) | 78.2 ± 7.1 (54) | = .29 |
| p-value | = .001 | = .08 | = .06 | |
| Gender, women n (%) | ||||
| 113 (60) | 67 (77) | 46 (46) | < .001 | |
| MMSE score | ||||
| All | 23.0 ± 3.9 | 21.3 ± 4.2 | 24.4 ± 2.9 | < .001* |
| Women | 22.5 ± 3.9 | 21.2 ± 4.1 | 24.4 ± 2.7 | < .001 |
| Men | 23.8 ± 3.7 | 21.8 ± 4.6 | 24.5 ± 3.0 | = .004 |
| p-value | = .03† | = .60 | = .80 | |
| Marital status (living couple) n (%) | ||||
| All | 81 (43) | 28 (32) | 53 (53) | = .004 |
| Women | 29 (26) | 15 (22) | 14 (30) | = .34 |
| Men | 70 (52) | 13 (65) | 39 (72) | = .40 |
| p-value | < .001§ | = .001 | < .001 | |
| Own house/compartment n (%) | ||||
| All | 141 (75) | 54 (62) | 87 (87) | < .001 |
| Women | 77 (68) | 41 (61) | 36 (78) | = .06 |
| Men | 64 (86) | 13 (65) | 51 (94) | = .001 |
| p-value | = .004|| | = .76 | = .04 | |
| Support from community nurses n (%) | ||||
| All | 85 (47) | 57 (66) | 28 (28) | < .001 |
| Women | 62 (55) | 45 (67) | 17 (37) | = .002 |
| Men | 23 (32) | 12 (60) | 11 (21) | = .001 |
| p-value | = .002.¶ | = .55 | = .08 | |
The Northern Norwegian Dementia Study Group 2008. *Adjusted for age, education, gender and co-morbidity p < .001. †Age-adjusted p = .17. §Age-adjusted p < .001. ||Age-adjusted p = .10. ¶Age-adjusted p = .04