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Table 1 Demographic characteristics and co-morbidities in AD patients at index date from a major U.S. health plan database and CPRD

From: Patterns of use of symptomatic treatments for Alzheimer's disease dementia (AD)

Characteristics

Major U.S. health plan

CPRD

N

7,637

4,470

Age (years)

 Mean (std)

82.1 (11.6)

81 (7.6)

Age Group (%)

  < 65

1.8

2.8

 65–74

20.0

15.5

 75–84

51.6

47.0

 85 + 

26.6

34.7

Gender (%)

 Female

63.2

63.1

 Male

36.8

36.9

Co-morbidity (%)

 Myocardial infarction

8.6

5.7

 CHF

17.6

4.5

 COPD

24.1

18.8

 Diabetes

32.2

17.2

 Kidney diseasea

27.3

21.4

  1. aincluding chronic kidney disease, nephritis, and renal medullary necrosis