Skip to main content
. 2018 Dec 27;34(3):472–479. doi: 10.1002/gps.5041

Table 1.

Characteristics of the study participants

Participants With Probable Dementia Antidementia Drug Users All Participants Participants Identified As:
n = 4865 n = 1506 N = 25 919
n % n % n % Having Probable Dementia, % Antidementia Drug Users, %
Age, years
72‐76a 580 11.9 196 13.0 7812 30.1 7.4 2.5
77‐81 1198 24.6 475 31.5 9647 37.2 12.4 4.9
82‐86 1394 28.7 488 32.4 5294 20.4 26.3 9.2
87‐91 1117 23.0 278 18.5 2328 9.0 48.0 11.9
≥92 576 11.8 69 4.6 838 3.2 68.7 8.2
Sex
Male 1400 28.8 459 30.5 10 684 41.2 13.1 4.3
Female 3465 71.2 1,047 69.5 15 235 58.8 22.7 6.9
Antidementia drugs
No 3359 69.0 NA NA 24 413 94.2 13.8 NA
Yes 1506 31.0 1506 100.0 1506 5.8 100.0 100.0
Hospitalization
No 3961 81.4 1,285 85.3 22 746 87.8 17.4 5.6
Yes 904 18.6 221 14.7 3173 12.2 28.5 7.0
LTC needs certification
No 446 9.2 446 29.6 19 813 76.4 2.3 2.3
Yes 4419 90.8 1060 70.4 6106 23.6 72.4 17.4

Abbreviation: LTC, long‐term care.

a

People <75 were included only if eligible for the Late Elders' Health Insurance system.