Table 3. Probability of being either a home-dweller, nursing home resident, or deceased four years after the dementia diagnosis, by sex and marital status, adjusted by age (centred at mean age 75 years), N = 2830.
| Probability, % (95% confidence interval) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time elapsed since diagnosis | Home-dweller | Nursing home | Deceased |
| Men | |||
| Living alone | 37 (32, 43) | 24 (20, 29) | 38 (34, 43) |
| Cohabitant | 54 (51, 57) | 11 (10, 13) | 35 (32, 38) |
| Difference in probability: P(live alone)-P(cohabitant)* | -16 (-22, -11) | 13 (9, 17) | 3 (-2, 9) |
| Women | |||
| Living alone | 50 (47, 53) | 26 (23, 29) | 24 (21, 27) |
| Cohabitant | 55 (52, 59) | 20 (17, 23) | 25 (22, 27) |
| Difference in probability: P(live alone)-P(cohabitant)* | -6 (-11, -1) | 6 (3, 10) | 0 (-5, 3) |
*In some cases, numbers do not add up due to rounding.