Table 1 General characteristics of patients with dementia, n (%)
Variables/Category | Original (N = 51,908) | Excluded (N = 39,616) | Included (N = 12,292) | χ2 | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 15,813 (30.5) | 11,933 (30.1) | 3880 (31.6) | 9.229 | 0.0024 |
Female | 36,095 (69.5) | 27,863 (69.9) | 8412 (68.4) | |||
Age (Year) | < 60 | 629 (1.2) | 539 (1.4) | 90 (0.7) | 90.155 | < 0.0001 |
60 ~ 69 | 4395 (8.5) | 3497 (8.8) | 898 (7.3) | |||
70 ~ 79 | 18,137 (34.9) | 13,872 (35.0) | 4265 (34.7) | |||
≥80 | 28,740 (55.4) | 21,701 (54.8) | 7039 (57.3) | |||
Educational level | Less than elementary education | 17,369 (33.5) | 13,567 (34.2) | 3802 (30.9) | 51.266 | < 0.0001 |
Elementary | 18,411 (35.5) | 13,880 (35.0) | 4531 (36.9) | |||
Junior High | 5755 (11.1) | 4336 (10.9) | 1419 (11.5) | |||
Senior High | 6227 (12.0) | 4691 (11.8) | 1536 (12.5) | |||
More than college education | 4091 (7.9) | 3087 (7.8) | 1004 (8.2) | |||
CDR | Mild (0.5 ~ 1) | 29,016 (67.6) | 20,336 (51.3) | 8680 (70.6) | 1595.655 | < 0.0001 |
Moderate (2) | 8004 (18.6) | 5727 (14.5) | 2277 (18.5) | |||
Severe (≥3) | 5931 (13.8) | 4596 (11.6) | 1335 (10.9) | |||
Residence type | Alone | 10,494 (20.4) | 8296 (20.9) | 2198 (17.9) | 334.746 | < 0.0001 |
With spouse | 11,928 (23.2) | 8721 (22.0) | 3207 (26.1) | |||
With spouse and other family members | 7624 (14.8) | 5704 (14.4) | 1920 (15.6) | |||
With other family members but no spouse | 18,122 (35.2) | 13,588 (34.3) | 4534 (36.9) | |||
Other (with friends or volunteer workers) | 3280 (6.4) | 2847 (7.2) | 433 (3.5) | |||
Religion | Christian | 14,964 (29.7) | 11,082 (28.0) | 3882 (31.6) | 122.874 | < 0.0001 |
Buddhism | 8257 (16.4) | 6034 (15.2) | 2223 (18.1) | |||
Catholic | 5785 (11.5) | 4303 (10.9) | 1482 (12.1) | |||
No religion | 20,447 (40.5) | 15,956 (40.3) | 4491 (36.5) | |||
Confucianism | 996 (2.0) | 782 (2.0) | 214 (1.7) | |||
Marital Status (n = 12,274) | Married | 20,268 (39.4) | 15,014 (37.9) | 5254 (42.7) | 147.608 | < 0.0001 |
Bereaved | 28,674 (55.8) | 22,057 (55.7) | 6617 (53.8) | |||
Separated | 548 (1.1) | 449 (1.1) | 99 (0.8) | |||
Divorced | 950 (1.8) | 816 (2.1) | 134 (1.1) | |||
Single | 485 (0.9) | 385 (1.0) | 100 (0.8) | |||
Cohabitated | 505 (1.0) | 435 (1.1) | 70 (0.6) | |||