Table 2.
Health risk factor characteristics of dementia cases flagged within each administrative dataset.
| Level | Pharmaceutical claims | Aged Care assessments | Hospitalisations | Residential aged care funding instrument | Death certificates | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | |
| Never smoked | 1132 (61.6) | 1692 (59.7) | 1745 (57.1) | 1700 (61.4) | 493 (59.8) | 3541 (59.6) |
| Past smoker | 644 (35.1) | 1013 (35.8) | 1137 (37.2) | 941 (34.0) | 289 (35.1) | 2113 (35.5) |
| Current smoker | 50 (2.7) | 108 (3.8) | 143 (4.7) | 110 (4.0) | 32 (3.9) | 245 (4.1) |
| Missing/invalid | 11 (0.6) | 20 (0.7) | 29 (0.9) | 16 (0.6) | 10 (1.2) | 46 (0.8) |
| Number of drinks per week | ||||||
| zero | 640 (34.8) | 1125 (39.7) | 1292 (42.3) | 1201 (43.4) | 359 (43.6) | 2430 (40.9) |
| 1–4 | 313 (17.0) | 453 (16.0) | 465 (15.2) | 431 (15.6) | 136 (16.5) | 919 (15.5) |
| 5–7 | 335 (18.2) | 460 (16.2) | 456 (14.9) | 423 (15.3) | 131 (15.9) | 932 (15.7) |
| 8–14 | 287 (15.6) | 369 (13.0) | 391 (12.8) | 335 (12.1) | 95 (11.5) | 787 (13.2) |
| 15+ | 190 (10.3) | 258 (9.1) | 276 (9.0) | 207 (7.5) | 59 (7.2) | 551 (9.3) |
| missing | 72 (3.9) | 168 (5.9) | 174 (5.7) | 170 (6.1) | 44 (5.3) | 326 (5.5) |
| BMI category | ||||||
| underweight | 243 (13.2) | 445 (15.7) | 453 (14.8) | 449 (16.2) | 135 (16.4) | 869 (14.6) |
| normal weight | 771 (42.0) | 1174 (41.4) | 1258 (41.2) | 1149 (41.5) | 372 (45.1) | 2453 (41.3) |
| overweight | 610 (33.2) | 863 (30.5) | 924 (30.3) | 806 (29.1) | 218 (26.5) | 1826 (30.7) |
| obese | 191 (10.4) | 321 (11.3) | 388 (12.7) | 330 (11.9) | 90 (10.9) | 734 (12.3) |
| missing | 22 (1.2) | 30 (1.1) | 31 (1.0) | 33 (1.2) | 9 (1.1) | 63 (1.1) |
| Physical activity | ||||||
| Does not meet guidelines | 855 (46.5) | 1564 (55.2) | 1757 (57.5) | 1676 (60.6) | 507 (61.5) | 3310 (55.7) |
| Meets guidelines | 982 (53.5) | 1269 (44.8) | 1297 (42.5) | 1091 (39.4) | 317 (38.5) | 2635 (44.3) |
| Physical Limitations (SF36) | ||||||
| No Limitations | 262 (14.3) | 287 (10.1) | 261 (8.5) | 225 (8.1) | 65 (7.9) | 566 (9.5) |
| Minor Limitation | 405 (22.0) | 460 (16.2) | 392 (12.8) | 335 (12.1) | 94 (11.4) | 857 (14.4) |
| Moderate Limitation | 510 (27.8) | 780 (27.5) | 770 (25.2) | 684 (24.7) | 194 (23.5) | 1541 (25.9) |
| Severe Limitation | 364 (19.8) | 803 (28.3) | 1071 (35.1) | 989 (35.7) | 325 (39.4) | 1934 (32.5) |
| Missing | 296 (16.1) | 503 (17.8) | 560 (18.3) | 534 (19.3) | 146 (17.7) | 1047 (17.6) |
| Psychological Distress (K10) | ||||||
| Low | 1377 (75.0) | 2090 (73.8) | 2183 (71.5) | 2004 (72.4) | 582 (70.6) | 4325 (72.8) |
| Moderate | 247 (13.4) | 357 (12.6) | 410 (13.4) | 356 (12.9) | 97 (11.8) | 783 (13.2) |
| High | 70 (3.8) | 136 (4.8) | 171 (5.6) | 130 (4.7) | 51 (6.2) | 297 (5.0) |
| Very High | 27 (1.5) | 48 (1.7) | 71 (2.3) | 49 (1.8) | 11 (1.3) | 114 (1.9) |
| Missing | 116 (6.3) | 202 (7.1) | 219 (7.2) | 228 (8.2) | 83 (10.1) | 426 (7.2) |