Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of old people with (D+) and without (D-) dementia.
From: Dementia as a determinant of social and health service use in the last two years of life 1996-2003
D+ | D- | ||
|---|---|---|---|
N for all years | 34 232 (23.5%) | 111 712 | |
N by year of death | |||
1998 | 7 408 (21.7%) | 26 708 | |
1999* | 3 085 (22.2%) | 10 811 | |
2000* | 3 124 (22.6%) | 10 725 | |
2001* | 3 178 (23.2%) | 10 539 | |
2002 | 8 700 (24.3%) | 27 121 | |
2003 | 8 737 (25.3%) | 25 808 | |
Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | p (t-test) | |
Average age | 85.0 (6.4) | 81.5 (7.0) | <.001 |
Sum of diagnoses | 2.0 (1.20) | 2.3 (1.16) | <.001 |
% | % | p (Chi square -test) | |
Proportion of women | 69.6 | 56.2 | <.001 |
Diagnoses | |||
Cancer | 12.4 | 26.9 | <.001 |
Diabetes | 13.0 | 15.1 | <.001 |
Mental | 8.2 | 6.8 | <.001 |
Neurological | 11.2 | 10.1 | <.001 |
Respiratory | 51.9 | 43.1 | <.001 |
Arthritis | 4.6 | 6.1 | <.001 |
Hip fracture | 10.0 | 6.8 | <.001 |
Stroke | 20.0 | 23.5 | <.001 |
Heart diseases | 46.5 | 59.7 | <.001 |
Other circulatory | 24.6 | 31.6 | <.001 |
Proportion of users | |||
Hospital | 64.3 | 85.9 | <.001 |
University hospital | 15.1 | 29.5 | <.001 |
General hospital | 38.3 | 59.1 | <.001 |
Health centre | 38.5 | 51.4 | <.001 |
Long-term care | 87.1 | 40.3 | <.001 |
Home care | 14.5 | 19.2 | <.001 |
Days in care among the users Mean (median) | Mean (median) | p (M-W U-test) | |
Hospital | 41 (25) | 41 (30) | <.001 |
University hospital | 14 (7) | 18 (10) | <.001 |
General hospital | 27 (10) | 25 (15) | <.001 |
Health centre | 36 (32) | 29 (23) | <.001 |
Long-term care | 500 (608) | 367 (325) | <.001 |