Table 1.
Participant Demographics and PASE Item Frequencies by Dementia Status and Sex
| Controls (N=74) | Early stage AD (N=72) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total M(SD) | Men (N=32) | Women (N=42) | Total M(SD) | Men (N=27) | Women (N=45) | |
| Age (yrs) | 74.0 (7.2) | 73.6 (6.9) | 74.3 (7.5) | 74.9 (6.4) | 76.7 (6.2) | 73.8 (6.4) |
| Education (yrs) | 16.4 (2.8)* | 17.2 (3.1) | 15.8 (2.4) | 15.1 (3.1) | 16.0 (3.5) | 14.5 (2.7) |
| BMI | 26.4 (3.8) | 26.5 (3.7) | 26.4 (3.8) | 25.4 (4.0) | 26.3 (3.2) | 24.9 (4.4) |
| Sex (%female) | 57 | -- | -- | 63 | -- | -- |
| Race (%Caucasian) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 94.4 | 93.3 | 96.3 |
| Self-Report | Study Partner | |||||
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | |
| %(N) | %(N) | |||||
| Walking | 74(55) | 75(24) | 74(31) | 68(45) | 70(19) | 60(27) |
| Light Sports | 5(4) | 6(2) | 5(2) | 8(6) | 7(2) | 9(4) |
| Moderate Sports | 8(6) | 12(4) | 5(2) | 6(4) | 7(2) | 4(2) |
| Strenuous Sports | 22(16)* | 22(7) | 21(9) | 6(4) | 11(3) | 2(1) |
| Strength & Endurance | 54(40)* † | 41(13) | 64(27) | 33(39)† | 44(12) | 27(12) |
| Light Housework | 95(70) | 91(29) | 99(40) | 81(58)† | 52(14) | 99(44) |
| Heavy Housework | 57(42) | 56(18) | 57(24) | 47(34) | 44(12) | 49(22) |
| Home Repairs | 18(13)† | 34(11) | 5(2) | 4(3) | 7(2) | 2(1) |
| Lawn/Yard work | 53(39)† | 69(22) | 40(17) | 37(27)† | 59(16) | 24(11) |
| Gardening | 35(26) | 34(11) | 36(25) | 29(21) | 41(11) | 22(10) |
| Caring for another person | 39(29) | 37(12) | 40(17) | 15(11) | 11(3) | 18(8) |
Notes: 1. For each activity, the table reflects respondents reporting a response other than “never.” 2. Early stage AD includes participants with CDR scores of 0.5 and 1.
*
differs by dementia status, p<.05
†
differs by sex, p<.05