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Table 1 Sociodemographic data and dementia prevalence from the medical chart review

From: Cross-sectional study of prevalence of dementia, behavioural symptoms, mobility, pain and other health parameters in nursing homes in Austria and the Czech Republic: results from the DEMDATA project

Country

AUT

CZ

p-value

Statistical values

N

Mean (±SD)a

95% CI

N

Mean (±SD)a

95% CI

Sociodemographic data

 Female % (n)

571

73.4% (419)

69.8–77.0

514

77.8% (400)

74.2–81.4

.10b

 Nationality % (n)

571

98.6% AUT (563)

97.6–99.6

496

96.4% CZ (478)

94.7–98.0

 

 Native language % (n)

571

98.3% German (561)

97.2–99.3

493

97.0% Czech (478)

95.4–98.5

 

 Age (yrs.)

571

84.4 ± 8.3 (Range: 50–102)

83.7–85.1

485

84.6 ± 7.5 (Range: 53–102)

83.9–85.3

.998c

 Stay in nursing home (yrs.)

571

3.4 ± 4.5 (Range: 0–65)

3.0–3.8

467

3.1 ± 3.6 (Range: 0–22)

2.8–3.4

.47c

Diagnosis of dementia

 Dementia in chart % (n)

571

58.8% (336)

54.8–62.9

349

55.0% (192)

49.8–60.2

.28b

 Alzheimer’s disease % (n)

 

34.5% (116)

  

37.5% (72)

  

 Vascular dementia % (n)

 

10.4% (35)

  

20.8% (40)

  

 Other (or not specified, CZ) % (n)

 

55.1% (185)

  

41.7% (80)

  
  1. aData represent mean (M) and standard deviation (SD) if not otherwise stated
  2. bPearson’s Chi-squared test
  3. cWilcoxon rank sum Test