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. 2013 Aug 21;8(8):e72232. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0072232

Table 1. PRISM patient data.

Total AD ALS MS PD Stroke TBI
Sample size, n (%) 5290 (100) 1799 (34.0) 125 (2.4) 1215 (23.0) 804 (15.2) 757 (14.3) 590 (11.2)
Patient age, years, Mean (SD) 65.8 (17.8) 79.2 (9.8) 60.0 (12.8) 48.8 (12.1) 72.8 (10.5) 68.3 (14.7) 48.5 (16.5)
Age group, n (%) ≥65 years 3048 (57.6) 1660 (92.3) 54 (43.2) 112 (9.2) 639 (79.5) 476 (62.9) 107 (18.1)
≥75 years 2093 (39.6) 1338 (74.4) 15 (12.0) 19 (1.6) 392 (48.8) 284 (37.5) 45 (7.6)
Patient gender, n (%) Female 3184 (60.2) 1124 (62.5) 47 (37.6) 979 (80.6) 333 (41.4) 408 (53.9) 293 (49.7)
Male 2106 (39.8) 675 (37.5) 78 (62.4) 236 (19.4) 471 (58.6) 349 (46.1) 297 (50.3)
Years since diagnosis Sample size (n = 2677) (n = 656) (n = 108) (n = 785) (n = 386) (n = 395) (n = 347)
Mean (SD) 6.7 (8.1) 3.7 (3.7) 2.3 (3.2) 9.9 (9.0) 5.3 (6.5) 4.6 (6.0) 10.3 (11.5)
Medication use,* n (%) Any use 2213 (41.8) 864 (48.0) 50 (40.0) 459 (37.8) 248 (30.8) 296 (39.1) 296 (50.2)
TCA 689 (13.0) 360 (20.0) 1 (0.8) 34 (2.8) 75 (9.3) 94 (12.4) 125 (21.2)
nonTCA 1690 (31.9) 592 (32.9) 47 (37.6) 414 (34.1) 178 (22.1) 235 (31.0) 224 (38.0)
Antipsychotic 190 (3.6) 85 (4.7) 4 (3.2) 31 (2.6) 23 (2.9) 18 (2.4) 29 (4.9)
Any 2 332 (6.3) 165 (9.2) 2 (1.6) 18 (1.5) 28 (3.5) 47 (6.2) 72 (12.2)
Any 3 12 (0.2) 4 (0.2) 0 (0) 1 (0.1) 0 (0) 2 (0.3) 5 (0.8)
*

Use of antidepressant or antipsychotic medication.

AD, Alzheimer’s disease; ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; MS, multiple sclerosis; nonTCA, antidepressant other than tricyclic antidepressant; PD, Parkinson’s disease; SD, standard deviation; TCA, tricyclic antidepressant; TBI, traumatic brain injury.