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Table 4 Structural medical review of participant’s health conditions

From: A profile of The Clinical Course of Cognition and Comorbidity in Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia Study (The 4C study): two complementary longitudinal, clinical cohorts in the Netherlands

Body systems

Concerned diseases

Cardiovascular

angina, myocardial infarction, angioplasty/stent, coronary bypass surgery, carotid stenosis, hypertension, heart failure, others

Cerebrovascular

transient ischemic attack (TIA), cerebrovascular accidents (infarction, bleeding), reversible ischemic neurologic deficit (RIND), others

Endocrinal

diabetes mellitus, hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, obesity, others

Psychiatric

depression, psychosis, delirium, others

Somatic

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), kidney problems, liver problems, others

Medications

the names, doses, frequencies and the indications of the medications

Hospitalization

the primary diagnosis, acute or routine medical care, the treating department, the total number of nights spent in the hospital