Table 1.
Patient characteristics
| Variables | n | Mean ± SD or % |
|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 473 | 80.58 ± 7.48 |
| Gender | ||
| Female | 291 | 61.52% |
| Male | 182 | 38.48% |
| Educational level | ||
| Middle school without certificate | 73 | 15.43% |
| Middle school with certificate | 174 | 36.79% |
| High school | 150 | 31.71% |
| University/college | 76 | 16.07% |
| Current lifestyle | ||
| At home with husband/spouse | 273 | 57.72% |
| At home with relatives | 29 | 6.13% |
| At home, alone, with relatives in the neighborhood | 119 | 25.16% |
| At home, alone, without relatives in the neighborhood | 30 | 6.34% |
| Other lifestyle | 22 | 4.65% |
| Number of drugs | 473 | 5.27 ± 2.57 |
| Diagnostic stage | ||
| Subjective cognitive impairment | 123 | 26.00% |
| Mild neurocognitive disorder | 131 | 27.70% |
| Major neurocognitive disorder | 219 | 46.30% |
| Diagnostic etiology | ||
| Alzheimer’s disease | 160 | 33.83% |
| Alzheimer’s disease with cardiovascular component | 30 | 6.34% |
| Vascular dementia | 29 | 6.13% |
| Lewy body disease | 8 | 1.69% |
| Fronto temporal dementia | 5 | 1.06% |
| Other dementia | 8 | 1.69% |
| Parkinson’s disease | 8 | 1.69% |
| Psychiatric disorders | 37 | 7.82% |
| Others disorders | 17 | 3.59% |
| Diagnostic not yet established | 171 | 36.15% |
| Comorbidities | ||
| Hypertension | 192 | 40.60% |
| Diabetes mellitus | 53 | 11.21% |
| Hypercholesterolemia | 79 | 16.70% |
| MMSE | ||
| >20 (mild) | 241 | 50.95% |
| 10–20 (moderate) | 181 | 38.27% |
| <10 (severe) | 26 | 5.50% |
| Characteristics considered as continuous scores | ||
| MMSE | 448 | 20.02 ± 6.29 |
| IADL | 469 | 3.60 ± 2.45 |
| NPI | 410 | 18.27 ± 13.40 |
MMSE Mini Mental State Examination, IADL Instrumental Activities of Daily Living, NPI Neuropsychiatric Inventory