Table 1 Validation of the Identification and Intervention for Dementia in Elderly Africans (IDEA) cognitive screen in 2013: Demographic data
Major cognitive impairment | No major cognitive impairment | Significance of difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
Outpatients Nigeria | |||
Number of patients | 12 | 109 | |
Median age (IQR) | 71 (65.3 to 77.5) | 70 (67 to 75.5) | U = 619.0, z = −0.305, p = 0.761 |
Number of females | 8 (66.7%) | 49 (45.0%) | χ2 = 2.045, p = 0.153 |
Level of education* | None: 0 | None: 36 (33.0%) | χ2 = 5.619, p = 0.018 |
Some: 11 (91.6%) | Some: 67 (61.5%) | ||
Not known: 1 (8.3%) | Not known: 6 (5.5%) | ||
Outpatients Tanzania | |||
Number of patients | 13 | 46 | |
Median age (IQR) | 79.5 (73.3 to 89.8) | 72 (67.3 to 78.8) | U = 162.5, z = −2.030, p = 0.042 |
Number of females | 7 (53.8%) | 21 (45.7%) | χ2 = 2.045, p = 0.153 |
Level of education | None: 5 (38.5%) | None: 11 (23.9%) | χ2 = 0.273, p = 0.601 |
Some: 8 (61.5%) | Some: 35 (76.1%) | ||
Inpatients Tanzania | |||
Number of patients | 33 | 64 | |
Median age (IQR) | 78 (72.5 to 90) | 75.5 (70.3 to 81) | U = 846.0, z = −1.601, p = 0.109 |
Number of females | 14 (42.4%) | 37 (57.8%) | χ2 = 2.068, p = 0.150 |
Level of education | None: 15 (45.5%) | None: 22 (34.4%) | χ2 = 1.407, p = 0.236 |
Some: 17 (51.5%) | Some: 42 (65.6%) | ||
Not known 1 (3.0%) |