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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Healthc (Amst). 2020 May 22;8(2):100430. doi: 10.1016/j.hjdsi.2020.100430

Table 3a:

Number meeting various dementia algorithms and proportion with a cognitive test score indicating dementia among 112,917 KPWA participants

Algorithms met during follow-up Total meeting algorithms Additional added beyond those meeting Algorithm 1 when algorithm criteria are loosened People who have an MMSE any time before or within 6 months aftera Of those with MMSE, how many score 0–23 (dementia)
n n %b n %c n %d
Algorithm 1, ≥2 dx codes for dementia within 1 year 7,191 NA NA 1,067 14.8 693 65.0
Algorithm 2, ≥2 dx codes for dementia within 2 years 7,284 93 1.3 20 21.5 11 55.0
Algorithm 3, ≥1 dx codes for dementia ever 9,111 1920 26.7 234 12.2 118 50.4
Algorithm 1, ≥2 dx codes for dementia (not MCI) within 1 year 7,191 NA NA 1,067 14.8 693 65.0
Algorithm 4, Algorithm 1 OR MCI within 1 year 8,014 823 11.4 155 18.8 44 28.4
Algorithm 1, ≥2 dx codes for dementia (not MCI) within 1 year 7,191 NA NA 1,067 14.8 693 65.0
Algorithm 5, Algorithm 1 OR 1 dx code for dementia and ≥1 prescription(s) for dementia drug within 1 year 7,407 216 3.0 47 21.8 19 40.4
Algorithm 6, Algorithm 1 OR algorithm 5 OR 1dx code for dementia and ≥1 visit to relevant specialist 7,494 303 4.2 120 39.6 50 41.6

Abbreviations: KPWA: Kaiser Permanente Washington, MMSE: Mini-Mental Status Examination, dx: diagnosis

a

Comparison shown visually in Figure 2

b

Percent of those meeting algorithm 1 (n=7,191)

c

Percent of the additional meeting algorithm when criteria are loosened

d

Percent of the people who have an MMSE score recorded, given that the algorithm was met