Table 1. Characteristics of People With Dementia in the IDEAL Cohort Whose Data Were Included in the Analysis (N = 1,109).
| Measure | Whole sample | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | ||
| Note. IDEAL = Improving the experience of Dementia and Enhancing Active Life; AD = Alzheimer’s disease; VaD = vascular dementia; FTD = frontotemporal dementia; PDD = Parkinson’s disease dementia; DLB = dementia with Lewy bodies. | |||
| Sex | Male | 626 | 56.4 |
| Female | 483 | 43.6 | |
| Age group | <65 | 103 | 9.3 |
| 65–69 | 120 | 10.8 | |
| 70–74 | 188 | 17.0 | |
| 75–79 | 269 | 24.3 | |
| 80+ | 429 | 38.7 | |
| Age (M, SD) | 76.4 (8.7) | ||
| Ethnicity | White British | 1,037 | 93.5 |
| Other | 50 | 4.5 | |
| Missing | 22 | 2.0 | |
| Socioeconomic status | I (professional) | 94 | 8.5 |
| II (managerial and technical) | 380 | 34.3 | |
| III-NM (skilled nonmanual) | 212 | 19.1 | |
| III-M (skilled manual) | 223 | 20.1 | |
| IV (partly skilled) | 101 | 9.1 | |
| V (unskilled) | 23 | 2.1 | |
| Not applicable | 46 | 4.1 | |
| Missing | 16 | 1.4 | |
| Armed forces | 14 | 1.3 | |
| Education | No qualifications | 303 | 27.3 |
| School leaving certificate at age 16 | 192 | 17.3 | |
| School leaving certificate at age 18 | 352 | 31.7 | |
| University | 233 | 21.0 | |
| Missing | 29 | 2.6 | |
| Living situation | Living with spouse/partner | 827 | 74.6 |
| Living with others | 215 | 19.4 | |
| Living alone | 64 | 5.8 | |
| Missing | 3 | 0.3 | |
| Dementia type | AD | 593 | 53.5 |
| VaD | 125 | 11.3 | |
| Mixed AD/VaD | 244 | 22.0 | |
| FTD | 43 | 3.9 | |
| PDD | 32 | 2.9 | |
| DLB | 42 | 3.8 | |
| Unspecified/other | 30 | 2.7 | |
| When diagnosed | <1 year ago | 595 | 53.7 |
| 1–2 years ago | 303 | 27.3 | |
| 3–5 years ago | 100 | 9.0 | |
| 6+ years ago | 16 | 1.4 | |
| Missing | 95 | 8.6 | |
| Years since diagnosis (M, SD) | 0.95 (2.37) | ||
| Caregiver in study | Spouse/partner | 721 | 65.0 |
| Other family member/friend | 168 | 15.1 | |
| No caregiver participating in study | 220 | 19.8 | |