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Table 2 Gender difference in DLB and PDD according to age

From: Clinical characteristics of Lewy body dementia in Chinese memory clinics

 

DLB

PDD

No.

(%)

No.

(%)

Age at first consultation with the diagnosis < 50 years

3

0.9%

1

0.9%

 Male

1

0.3%

1

0.9%

 Female

2

0.6%

0

0.0%

Age at first consultation with the diagnosis 50–59, years

27

7.8%

14

13.1%

 Male

14

4.0%

5

4.7%

 Female

13

3.8%

9

8.4%

Age at first consultation with the diagnosis 60–69, years

105

30.2%

35

32.7%

 Male

42

12.1%

25

23.4%**

 Female

63

18.1%

10

9.3%

Age at first consultation with the diagnosis 70–79, years

153

43.9%

42

39.3%

 Male

83

23.8%

22

20.6%

 Female

70

20.1%

20

18.7%

Age at first consultation with the diagnosis 80+, years

60

17.2%

15

14.0%

 Male

37

10.6%

9

8.4%

 Female

23

6.6%

6

5.6%

  1. DLB Dementia with Lewy bodies, PDD Parkinson’s disease dementia
  2. ** p < 0.001