Table 2.
Adjusted Percentage of Respondents by Expected Features of Alzheimer's Disease (N=317)
| Symptom Severity | % (95%CI) | Discrimination | % (95%CI) |
| Doesn't Remember Recent Events | 73.8 (65.8 to 82.7) | Employers Discriminate | 55.3 (47.0 to 65.2) |
| Repeats Self | 32.0 (24.1 to 42.7) | Excluded from Medical Decision-Making | 55.3 (46.9 to 65.4) |
| Fails Simple Tasks | 30.1 (22.4 to 40.4) | Insurance Limited: Medical Record Data | 46.6 (38.0 to 57.2) |
| Speech | 16.5 (10.6 to 25.7) | Insurance Limited: Brain Imaging Result | 45.6 (37.0 to 56.3) |
| Speaks Nonsense | 16.5 (10.4 to 26.3) | Insurance Limited: Genetics | 44.7 (36.0 to 55.4) |
| Disturbs Others | 15.5 (9.6 to 25.2) | Excluded from Voting | 24.3 (16.8 to 35.1) |
| Incontinent | 11.7 (6.3 to 21.4) | Doctors Discriminate | 20.4 (13.6 to 30.6) |
| Pity | % (95%CI) | Dangerousness | % (95 %CI) |
| Sympathy | 48.5 (39.8 to 59.2) | To self | 23.3 (16.4 to 33.1) |
| Pity | 32.0 (23.9 to 43.0) | To Others | 7.3 (4.9 to 10.7) |
| Sadness | 32.0 (23.9 to 42.9) | ||
| Sorrow | 30.1 (22.2 to 40.7) | ||
| Antipathy | % (95%CI) | Social Distance | % (95%CI) |
| Uneasy | 23.3 (16.2 to 33.5) | Hidden | 27.2 (19.8 to 37.3) |
| Fear | 20.4 (14.3 to 29.1) | Social Contracts Limited | 21.4 (14.3 to 31.9) |
| Embarrassed | 11.7 (6.6 to 20.7) | Avoided | 20.4 (13.6 to 30.5) |
| Dread | 11.7 (6.7 to 20.5) | Kept Away from Others | 19.4 (13.0 to 29.1) |
| Repulsed | 10.7 (6.4 to 17.9) | Ignored | 19.4 (13.0 to 29) |
| Guilt | 9.7 (4.1 to 7.1) | Family Contacts Limited | 11.7 (6.7 to 20.4) |
| Disgust | 7.8 (3.9 to 15.6) | ||
| Disgrace | 7.8 (4.0 to 15.2) | ||
| Aesthetics | % (95%CI) | Support | % (95%CI) |
| Unkempt | 11.7 (6.7 to 20.2) | Concern | 46.6 (37.9 to 57.3) |
| Filth | 7.8 (4.1 to 14.6) | Compassion | 42.7 (34.1 to 53.5) |
| Neglected Self Care | 6.8 (3.2 to 14.5) | Willing to Assist | 35.0 (26.9 to 45.5) |
| Looks Disgusting | 5.8 (2.8 to 12.3) | Support | 33.0 (25.1 to 43.4) |
| Bad Odor | 5.8 (2.4 to 14.1) | Willing to Help | 27.8 (20.2 to 38.3) |
Note. 95%CI = 95% Confidence Interval. Results derived from Multivariable GLMs with log link that statistically controlled for prognostic study condition.