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Basic characteristics of dementia patients and control group
| Dementia group | Control group | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban | Rural | Urban | Rural | |
| N | 1329 | 517 | 5249 | 2121 |
| Missing | 2 | 22 | ||
| age (mean; SD) | 78.75 (7.44) | 78.62 (7.27) | 78.81 (7.36) | 78.57 (7.36) |
| 65-74 years (%) | 30.7 | 30.56 | 30.25 | 31.26 |
| 75-84 years (%) | 47.03 | 47 | 47.49 | 46.86 |
| 85 years and older (%) | 22.27 | 22.44 | 22.25 | 21.88 |
| Nursing care dependency (yes) | 35.52 | 34.62 | 10.4 | 11.5 |
| Sex (female) | 47.93 | 46.62 | 47.4 | 48 |
