Table 7 Baseline characteristics of the elderly alive at first visit and those who died between the prevalence day and first visit
From: A Population-based study of dementia in the oldest old: the Monzino 80-plus Study
| Â | Alive | Dead | p value 1 |
|---|---|---|---|
All (1,842), n (%) | 1688 (91.6%) | 154 (8.4%) | Â |
Men, n (%) | 427 (91.0%) | 42 (9.0%) | 0.5899 |
Women, n (%) | 1261 (91.8%) | 112 (8.2%) | Â |
Age, mean (SD) | 88.2 (4.6) | 89.5 (5.2) | 0.0036 |
Age group, years, (%) | Â | Â | 0.0059 |
   80-84 | 93.5 | 6.5 |  |
   85-89 | 92.9 | 7.1 |  |
   90-94 | 90.0 | 10.0 |  |
   95+ | 86.0 | 14.0 |  |
Education, years, mean (SD) | 5.1 (2.6) | 5.0 (2.1) | 0.3019 |
Living in institutions, % | 10.7% | 21.4% | <0.0001 |
Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) or c-MMSE, mean (SD) | 21.5 (7.7) | 19.9 (8.4) | 0.0290 |
Spontaneous Behavior Interview (SBI)-Social Interactions, mean (SD) | 7.9 (9.2) | 10.4 (10.8) | 0.0064 |
Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly, mean (SD) | 3.8 (0.7) | 4.0 (0.8) | 0.0029 |
Instrumental Activities of Daily Living, mean % disability | 48.1 (37.0) | 64.9 (35.4) | <0.0001 |
SBI-basic Activities of Daily Living, mean (SD) | 7.1 (8.9) | 12.0 (10.3) | <0.0001 |
SBI-Behavioral Problems, mean (SD) | 1.1 (2.4) | 1.0 (2.5) | 0.6981 |