Table 1.
Sociodemographic data and dementia prevalence from the medical chart review
| Country | AUT | CZ | p-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statistical values | N | Mean (±SD)a | 95% CI | N | Mean (±SD)a | 95% CI | |
| Sociodemographic data | |||||||
| Female % (n) | 571 | 73.4% (419) | 69.8–77.0 | 514 | 77.8% (400) | 74.2–81.4 | .10b |
| Nationality % (n) | 571 | 98.6% AUT (563) | 97.6–99.6 | 496 | 96.4% CZ (478) | 94.7–98.0 | |
| Native language % (n) | 571 | 98.3% German (561) | 97.2–99.3 | 493 | 97.0% Czech (478) | 95.4–98.5 | |
| Age (yrs.) | 571 | 84.4 ± 8.3 (Range: 50–102) | 83.7–85.1 | 485 | 84.6 ± 7.5 (Range: 53–102) | 83.9–85.3 | .998c |
| Stay in nursing home (yrs.) | 571 | 3.4 ± 4.5 (Range: 0–65) | 3.0–3.8 | 467 | 3.1 ± 3.6 (Range: 0–22) | 2.8–3.4 | .47c |
| Diagnosis of dementia | |||||||
| Dementia in chart % (n) | 571 | 58.8% (336) | 54.8–62.9 | 349 | 55.0% (192) | 49.8–60.2 | .28b |
| Alzheimer’s disease % (n) | 34.5% (116) | 37.5% (72) | |||||
| Vascular dementia % (n) | 10.4% (35) | 20.8% (40) | |||||
| Other (or not specified, CZ) % (n) | 55.1% (185) | 41.7% (80) | |||||
aData represent mean (M) and standard deviation (SD) if not otherwise stated
bPearson’s Chi-squared test
cWilcoxon rank sum Test