Table 1.

Descriptive characteristics (n=413)

Characteristic	Mean (SD; range) or no. (%)
Age at death, years	89.1 (6.3; 71.3–103.7)
Follow-up time, years	10.4 (3.9; 3.7–20.0)
Annual cognitive evaluations, count	10.2 (3.7; 5–20)
Interval between last evaluation and death, months	8.8 (5.4; 0.13–23.3)
Post mortem interval, hours	8.7 (6.6; 0.0–61.5)
Education, years	16.4 (3.7; 5–28)
Female sex	280 (67.8%)
MMSE baseline	28.5 (1.6; 18–30)
MMSE proximate to death	23.3 (7.2; 0–30)

MMSE=mini mental state examination.