Table 1:

Characteristics of patients aged 75 years or more before and after implementation of the Quebec Alzheimer Plan

Characteristic	No. (%) of patients*
	Before n = 944	After n = 975
Female sex	574 (60.8)	577 (59.2)
Age, yr, mean ± SD	81.9 ± 5.0	81.7 ± 5.0
Age group, yr
75–79	408 (43.2)	439 (45.0)
80–84	286 (30.3)	299 (30.7)
≥ 85	250 (26.5)	237 (24.3)
No. of medications, mean ± SD	11.3 ± 6.9	11.8 ± 6.9
Living alone
Yes	179 (19.0)	204 (20.9)
No	458 (48.5)	495 (50.8)
Missing	307 (32.5)	276 (28.3)

Note: SD = standard deviation.

^*Except where noted otherwise.