Table 1 Demographics of persons with dementia (at baseline) – percentages unless otherwise stated
Follow-up complete (n = 243) | Refusal or lost to follow-up (n = 26) | Died (n = 38) | p-value* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age: mean (SD) | 80.1 (8.6) | 81.2 (7.2) | 85.0 (7.3) | CvsR:0.566 CvsD:0.001 |
Gender | ||||
Female | 50.6 | 41.7 | 55.3 | 0.578 |
Marital status: | ||||
Married/civil partner | 72.2 | 75.0 | 55.3 | 0.092 |
Widowed | 23.2 | 16.7 | 42.1 | |
Divorced | 2.9 | 8.3 | 0.0 | |
Single | 1.7 | 0.0 | 2.6 | |
Education: | ||||
O-level/GCSE or below | 52.1 | 65.2 | 59.5 | 0.495 |
AS/A-level | 14.5 | 4.4 | 8.1 | |
Degree | 33.3 | 30.4 | 32.4 | |
Type of accommodation | ||||
Care home | 18.7 | 12.5 | 42.1 | 0.003 |
Urban/rural | ||||
Rural | 39.3 | 33.3 | 34.2 | 0.731 |
Type of dementia | ||||
Alzheimer’s disease | 62.7 | 52.2 | 52.6 | 0.346 |
sMMSE Total score (baseline; 0–30): mean (SD) | 15.9 (9.1) | 14.8 (8.9) | 8.6 (6.8) | CvsR:0.585 |
CvsD:0.001 | ||||
NPI Total Score (baseline; 1–144): mean (SD) ↓ | 18.8 (14.9) | 17.0 (12.2) | 19.8 (17.8) | CvsR:0.425 |
CvsD:0.627 | ||||
EQ-5D (baseline; 0–1): mean (SD) | 0.80 (0.23) | 0.83 (0.18) | 0.90 (0.12) | CvsR:0.631 |
CvsD:0.053 | ||||
EQ-5D proxy (baseline; 0–1): mean (SD) | 0.53 (0.33) | 0.60 (0.33) | 0.42 (0.30) | CvsR:0.190 |
CvsD:0.051 | ||||
DEMQOL (baseline; 28–112): mean (SD) | 91.6 (13.1) | 92.2 (11.0) | 92.6 (13.2) | CvsR:0.864 |
CvsD:0.747 | ||||
DEMQOL proxy (baseline; 31–124): mean (SD) | 95.3 (13.5) | 88.9 (12.8) | 98.5 (15.2) | CvsR:0.051 |
CvsD:0.199 | ||||