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Table 1 Demographics

From: Psychotropic and anti-dementia treatment in elderly persons with clinical signs of dementia with Lewy bodies: a cross-sectional study in 40 nursing homes in Sweden

 

Study population

N (%)

DLB 0–1a

N (%)

DLB 2–4b

N (%)

Anti-dementia medicationc

N (%)

Antipsychotic

medicationd

N (%)

Sex N (%)

 Male

146 (24)

112 (77)

34 (23)

51 (38)

31 (21)

 Female

464 (76)

374 (81)

90 (19)

141 (32)

101 (22)

Dementia diagnosis

 Yes N (%)

440 (74)

348 (79)

92 (21)

192 (45)

102 (23)

Different dementia diagnosese

 Alzheimer’s disease

115 (26)

92 (80)

23 (20)

71 (64)

30 (26)

 Alzheimer’s mixed

97 (22)

83 (86)

14 (14)

66 (69)

25 (26)

 Vascular dementia

85 (19)

69 (81)

16 (19)

5 (6)

20 (24)

 DLB/PDDf

22 (5)

2 (9)

20 (91)

13 (62)

5 (23)

 Dementia NOSg

121 (28)

102 (84)

19 (16)

37 (32)

22 (18)

  1. aDLB 0–1: none or one clinical feature of dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB)
  2. bDLB 2–4: two or more DLB clinical features
  3. cAnti-dementia medication (N06D)
  4. dAntipsychotic medication (N05A)
  5. eDementia diagnoses found in 440 (100%) residents
  6. fDLB/PDD: DLB/Parkinson’s disease with dementia
  7. gDementia NOS: dementia not otherwise specified