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Table 1 Study population demographics according to dementia status (n=4108)a

From: The impact of dementia on drug costs in older people: results from the SNAC study

 

Non-dementia

Dementia

p-value

n= 3,783

n=319

Gender, n (%)

   

 Men

1,462 (38.6)

63 (19.7)

<0.001

 Women

2,321 (61.4)

256 (80.3)

< 0.001

Age groups, n (%)

   

 60-69

1,555 (41.1)

4 (1.3)

< 0.001

 70-79

1,085 (28.7)

40 (12.5)

< 0.001

 80-89

763 (20.2)

106 (33.2)

< 0.001

 ≥90

380 (10.0)

169 (53.0)

< 0.001

Residential setting, n (%)

   

 Community-dwelling

3,699 (97.8)

124 (38.9)

< 0.001

 Institution

84 (2.2)

195 (61.1)

< 0.001

Educationb, n (%)

   

 Elementary

941 (25.1)

156 (50.8)

< 0.001

 Additional

2,823 (74.9)

153 (49.2)

< 0.001

Mean number of drugs

3.48

5.42

< 0.001

  1. a Missing data on dementia status on 5 persons, 1 person mentally retarded and excluded
  2. b Missing data on 29 persons
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