Table 1.
Patient and caregiver characteristicsa at baseline
| Characteristic | Mean (SD) or n (%) |
|---|---|
| Caregiver, n | 1495 |
| Sex, n (%) female | 958 (64.2) |
| Age, mean (SD) | 67.3 (12.0) |
| Relationship to patient, n (%) | |
| Spouse | 984 (65.9) |
| Child | 405 (27.1) |
| Other | 104 (6.9) |
| Lives with patient, n (%) | 1135 (76.0) |
| Working for pay, n (%) | 355 (23.8) |
| Caregivers with medical conditions, n (%) | 875 (58.6) |
| Number of medical conditions, mean (SD) | 1.1 (1.2) |
| Patient, n | 1495 |
| Sex, n (%) female | 819 (54.8) |
| Age, mean (SD) | 77.6 (7.7) |
| Time since diagnosis of AD, years, mean (SD) | 2.2 (2.2) |
| MMSE score, mean (SD) | 17.4 (6.3) |
| Patients with comorbidities, n (%) | 1101 (73.6) |
| Number of comorbidities, mean (SD) | 1.4 (1.2) |
AD Alzheimer’s disease; MMSE Mini-Mental State Examination; SD standard deviation
aAll data are based on patients/caregivers with non-missing data