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Table 1 Sample characteristics of DYNOPTA, the 97 NSMH and 07 NSMH

From: Estimates of probable dementia prevalence from population-based surveys compared with dementia prevalence estimates based on meta-analyses

 

DYNOPTA

97NSMH

07NSMH

Total N

3908

1788

1905

Gender (n, %)

   

   Male

1954 (50.0%)

728 (40.7%)

904 (47.5%)

   Female

1954 (50.0%)

1060 (59.3%)

1001 (52.5%)

Age (n, %)

   

   65-69

441 (11.3%)

576 (32.2%)

636 (33.4%)

   70-74

931 (23.8%)

499 (27.9%)

468 (24.6%)

   75+

2536 (64.9%)

713 (39.9%)

801 (42.0%)

   75-79

1099 (28.1%)

-

444 (23.3%)

   80-84

797 (20.4%)

-

357 (18.7%)

   85-89

458 (11.7%)

-

-

   90-94

140 (3.6%)

-

-

   95+

42 (1.1%)

-

-

Education (n, %)

  

-

   no formal education

14 (0.4%)

-

-

   some or all of primary school or secondary school

2172 (55.6%)

-

-

   non-tertiary study (i.e. apprenticeship/trade, certificate, undergraduate diploma

1137 (29.1%)

-

-

   tertiary study (bachelor degree, post-graduate diploma, higher degree)

321 (8.2%)

-

-

   Missing - No Response/Educated Overseas

264 (6.8%)

-

-

Finished secondary school

   

   Yes

-

502 (28.1%)

420 (22.0%)

   No

-

1286 (71.9%)

1485 (78.0%)