TABLE 2.

Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with dementia.

Variables	Frequency (N = 50)	Percentage (%)
Sex of patient
Male	22	44.0
Female	28	56.0
Dementia type
Alzheimer	7	14.0
Vascular dementia	43	86.0
Duration of illness (years)
< 1	12	24.0
1–5	29	58.0
> 5	9	18.0
Comorbidity of patient†
Hypertension	33	44.6
Diabetes	18	24.3
Stroke	10	13.5
Asthma or COPD	4	5.4
None	9	12.2
Distribution of participants at study sites
Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital	30	60.0
University Hospital	4	8.0
Metro Health Hospital	16	32.0

Note: Age of patient: Mean = 76.2, s.d. = ± 10.1, range = 50–95. Durarion of illness (years): Mean = 3.7, s.d. = ± 4.4, range = 0.6–28.

COPD, comorbidity among patients with dementia.

^†, Multiple responses.