Table 1 Frequency distribution of the demographic characteristics of cases and controls
From: Determinants of quality of life among people with dementia: evidence from a South Asian population
Demographic characteristic | QOL status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cases (n = 64) | Controls (n = 208) | |||
No | % | No | % | |
Age (in years) | ||||
65 or less | 11 | 17.3 | 32 | 15.4 |
66 – 75 | 35 | 53.8 | 112 | 53.8 |
Over 75 | 18 | 28.8 | 64 | 30.8 |
Sex | ||||
Male | 33 | 51.9 | 84 | 40.4 |
Female | 31 | 48.1 | 124 | 59.6 |
Current marital status | ||||
Married | 37 | 57.7 | 110 | 52.9 |
Unmarried | 10 | 15.4 | 30 | 14.4 |
Widowed | 17 | 26.9 | 68 | 32.7 |
Ethnicity | ||||
Sinhalese | 60 | 94.2 | 186 | 89.4 |
Tamil | 1 | 1.9 | 8 | 3.8 |
Moor | 3 | 3.8 | 14 | 6.7 |
Religion | ||||
Buddhism | 50 | 78.8 | 170 | 81.7 |
Christianity/Catholic | 10 | 15.4 | 19 | 9.1 |
Hindu | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2.4 |
Islam | 4 | 5.8 | 14 | 6.7 |
Main caregiver’s relationship to patient | ||||
Spouse | 26 | 40.4 | 65 | 31.2 |
Son/daughter | 26 | 40.4 | 93 | 44.7 |
Sibling | 7 | 11.5 | 31 | 14.9 |
Relative | 1 | 1.9 | 7 | 3.4 |
Other/ In-laws | 4 | 5.8 | 12 | 5.8 |