Table 2:Analysis of vascular disease burden according to severity of vascular dementia.
| Mild Dementia (n=64) | Moderate Dementia (n=59) | Severe Dementia (n=36) | Sig* (p=0.05) | Post-Hoc Tukey’s Analysis | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Age in years
[mean± s.d. (range)] |
67.08 +7.07 (55-82) |
69.93+7.09 (55-87) |
72.42 +7.84 (60-88) |
0.002 * | Mild-Severe =0.002 Mild-Moderate= 0.078 Moderate-Severe=0.241 |
|
Sex
[Male: Female in n(%)] |
32:28 (53.3: 46.7) |
33:25 (56.9: 43.1) |
17:16 (51.5: 48.5) |
0.401 | |
|
Education in years
[mean± s.d. (range)] |
11.77 + 3.77 (5–18) |
11.51 + 3.65 (5–20) |
10.31 + 3.85 (5–17) |
0.161 | |
| Marital Status [n(%)] | |||||
| Married | 42 (65.63) | 42 (71.19) | 29 (80.56) | 0.452 | |
| Widowed | 21 (32.81) | 17(28.81) | 7(19.44) | ||
| Divorced | 1 (1.56) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | ||
| Vascular disease factors [n(%)] | |||||
| Hypertension | 44 (68.75) | 38 (64.41) | 35 (97.22) | 0.001* | |
| Diabetes mellitus | 19 (29.69) | 28 (47.46) | 18 (50.00) | 0.060 | |
| Dyslipidaemia | 52 ( 81.25) | 41(69.49) | 33 (91.67) | 0.031* | |
| Ischaemic Heart Disease | 28 (43.75) | 38(64.41) | 27 (75.00) | 0.005* | |
| Number of vascular disease factors [n(%)] | |||||
| 0 | 2 (3.13) | 5 (8.47) | 0 (0) | 0.001* | |
| 1 | 12 (18.75) | 8 (13.56) | 3 (8.33) | ||
| 2 | 28 (43.75) | 19 (32.20) | 4 (11.11) | ||
| 3 | 15 (23.44) | 12 (20.34) | 15 (41.67) | ||
| 4 | 7 (10.93) | 15 (25.43) | 14 (38.89) | ||