Table 1.
Time-invariant Baseline Characteristics of Elderly Nursing Home Residents with Severe Dementia Receiving AChEIs
| Variable | Baseline Characteristics n (%) N=37,106 episodes |
|---|---|
| DEMOGRAPHICS | |
| Age in years | |
| 65–69 | 901 (2.4) |
| 70–79 | 7,496 (20.2) |
| 80–89 | 17,922 (48.3) |
| 90+ | 10,787 (29.1) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 9,092 (24.5) |
| Female | 28,014 (75.5) |
| Race/ethnicity | |
| White | 29,210 (78.7) |
| Black | 4,405 (11.9) |
| Hispanic | 2,049 (5.5) |
| Other | 1,442 (3.9) |
| Current marital status | |
| Married | 8,176 (22.0) |
| Not Married | 28,930 (78.0) |
| Entered from | |
| Community | 7,575 (20.4) |
| Hospital | 25,275 (68.1) |
| NH or other LTC facility | 4,256 (11.5) |
| ENVIRONMENT OF CARE | |
| Geographic region | |
| Midwest | 10,108 (27.2) |
| Northeast | 6,737 (17.9) |
| South | 17,286 (46.6) |
| West | 3,075 (8.3) |
| Certified beds | |
| <50 | 1,899 (5.1) |
| 50–99 | 10,617 (28.6) |
| 100–199 | 20,339 (54.8) |
| 200+ | 4,252 (11.5) |
| Rural/urban continuum | |
| Urban | 25,719 (69.3) |
| Rural | 9,910 (26.7) |
| Highly rural | 1,477 (4.0) |
| PROVIDER SPECIALTY | |
| Prescriber specialty | |
| Geriatrics | 3,168 (8.5) |
| Primary care | 29,972 (80.8) |
| Other | 3,966 (10.7) |
Note: Missing data was imputed using chained equations. All item-level missingness was <5%.