Alzheimer’s disease severity and its association with patient and caregiver quality of life in Japan: results of a community-based survey

BMC Geriatrics

Table 1 Demographics and characteristics of patients (as reported by caregivers)

Characteristic		Total
Characteristic		%	n
Patient age (mean (SD), min to max)		83.70 (7.63)	38 to 106
Age category	< 80	23.7%	71
	80–84	30.3%	91
	85–89	23.7%	71
	90+	22.3%	67
Gender of patient	Female	78.7%	236
Gender of patient	Male	21.3%	64
Level of LTCI certification	No LTCI	5.0%	15
	Support level 1	2.3%	7
	Support level 2	4.0%	12
	Nursing care level 1	17.3%	52
	Nursing care level 2	25.0%	75
	Nursing care level 3	21.3%	64
	Nursing care level 4	14.3%	43
	Nursing care level 5	9.7%	29
	Don’t know	1.0%	3
Category of LTCI certification	Low severity	12.3%	37
	Medium severity	63.7%	191
	High Severity	24.0%	72