Table 1 Summary of characteristics of all patients with specification of respondents and non-respondents to the single screening questions
All patients | Patients with informant | Patients with no informant | |
|---|---|---|---|
(n = 161) | (n = 70) | (n = 91) | |
Mean age (years) | 79.6 | 80.9 * | 78.6 * |
(range = 65–97) | (range = 67–97) | (range = 65–94) | |
Male n (%) | 62 (38.5%) | 27 (38.5%) | 35 (38.5%) |
Living arrangements n (%): | |||
Alone | 80 (49.7) | 32 (45.7) | 48 (52.7) |
With spouse/other family | 66 (41.0) | 31 (41.2) | 35 (38.5) |
Sheltered accommodation | 8 (5) | 4 (4) | 4 (4) |
Nursing/residential care | 4 (2.5) | 1 (1.4) | 3 (3.3) |
Cognitive and functional assessments | |||
MMSE mean (SD) | 18.9 (7.7) | 18.5 (8.1) | 19.2 (7.5) |
MMSE <24 n (%) | 107 (66.4%) | 45 (64.3%) | 62 (68.1%) |
CAM positive n (%) | 27 (16.8%) | 13 (18.6%) | 14 (15.4%) |
IADL mean score (SD) | 8.7 (4.3) | 9.1 (4.2) | 8.4 (4.4) |