Table 1 Demographic characteristics and neuropsychiatric symptoms of people in the CFAS Wales study sub-sample
From: Characteristics of people living with undiagnosed dementia: findings from the CFAS Wales study
|  |  | Total Sample (n = 124) | Diagnosed | Undiagnosed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dementia (n = 19) | Dementia (n = 105) | |||
Sex (n, %) | Male | 61 (49.2%) | 11 (57.9%) | 50 (47.6%) |
Female | 63 (50.8%) | 8 (42.1%) | 55 (52.4%) | |
Age (mean, SD) | 81.5 (7.2) | 83.1 (6.5) | 81.2 (7.3) | |
Education years (mean, SD) | 10.4 (1.8) | 9.6 (6.5) | 10.5 (7.3) | |
 Missing (N) | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
Marital status (N, %) | Married/Cohabiting | 59 (48.3%) | 10 (55.6%) | 49 (47.1%) |
Widowed/Divorced/Single | 63 (51.6%) | 8 (44.4%) | 55 (52.9%) | |
Missing | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Living situation (N, %) | Lives alone | 38 (31.1%) | 5 (26.3%) | 33 (32.0%) |
Lives with someone | 67 (54.9%) | 10 (52.6%) | 57 (55.3%) | |
In residential care | 17 (13.9%) | 4 (21.1%) | 13 (12.6%) | |
Missing | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
MMSE (N, %) | MMSE < 18 and missing | 58 (46.8%) | 15 (78.9%) | 43 (41.0%) |
MMSE 18–30 | 66 (53.2%) | 4 (21.1%) | 62 (59.0%) | |
Deprivation (N, %) | 1 – Least deprived | 41 (33.1%) | 9 (47.4%) | 32 (30.5%) |
2 | 41 (33.1%) | 7 (36.8%) | 34 (32.4%) | |
3 – Most deprived | 42 (33.9%) | 3 (15.8%) | 39 (37.1%) | |
Health conditions (mean, SD) | 3.2 (2.2) | 2.8 (1.7) | 3.2 (2.2) | |
 Missing (N) | 30 | 7 | 23 | |
Neuropsychiatric symptoms (present) | ||||
 Hallucination (N, %) | No | 106 (87.6%) | 16 (84.2%) | 90 (88.2%) |
Yes | 15 (12.4%) | 3 (15.8%) | 12 (11.8%) | |
Missing | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
 Sleep problems (N, %) | No | 70 (60.9%) | 14 (77.7%) | 56 (57.7%) |
Yes | 45 (39.1%) | 4 (22.2%) | 41 (42.3%) | |
Missing | 9 | 1 | 8 | |
 Apathy (N, %) | No | 18 (15.5%) | 2 (11.1%) | 16 (16.3%) |
Yes | 98 (84.5%) | 16 (88.9%) | 82 (83.7%) | |
Missing | 8 | 1 | 7 | |
 Delusions (N, %) | No | 90 (77.6%) | 12 (66.7%) | 78 (79.6%) |
Yes | 26 (22.4%) | 6 (33.3%) | 20 (20.4%) | |
Missing | 8 | 1 | 7 | |
 Irritability (N, %) | No | 76 (61.8%) | 11 (57.9%) | 65 (62.5%) |
Yes | 47 (38.2%) | 8 (42.1%) | 39 (37.5%) | |
Missing | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Depression (N, %) | No | 84 (73.0%) | 16 (94.1%) | 68 (68.7%) |
Yes | 31 (27.0%) | 1 (5.9%) | 30 (30.6%) | |
Missing | 9 | 2 | 7 | |
 Anxiety (N, %) | No | 105 (92.1%) | 17 (100.0%) | 88 (90.7%) |
Yes | 9 (7.9%) | 0 (0.0%) | 9 (9.3%) | |
Missing | 10 | 2 | 8 | |
 Elation (N, %) | No | 105 (97.2%) | 16 (94.1%) | 89 (97.8%) |
Yes | 3 (2.8%) | 1 (5.9%) | 2 (2.2%) | |
Missing | 16 | 2 | 14 | |
Neuropsychiatric symptoms (severe) | ||||
 Hallucination (N, %) | No | 111 (92.5%) | 16 (84.2%) | 95 (93.1%) |
Yes | 10 (8.3%) | 3 (15.8%) | 7 (6.9%) | |
Missing | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
 Apathy (N, %) | No | 72 (62.1%) | 8 (44.4%) | 64 (65.3%) |
Yes | 44 (37.9%) | 10 (55.6%) | 34 (34.7%) | |
Missing | 8 | 1 | 7 | |
 Delusions (N, %) | No | 107 (92.2%) | 15 (83.3%) | 92 (93.9%) |
Yes | 9 (7.8%) | 3 (16.7%) | 6 (6.1%) | |
Missing | 8 | 1 | 7 | |
 Irritability (N, %) | No | 112 (91.1%) | 17 (89.5%) | 95 (91.3%) |
Yes | 11 (8.9%) | 2 (10.5%) | 9 (8.7%) | |
Missing | 1 | 0 | 1 | |