Table 3 Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of participants
Characteristics | n (%) |
|---|---|
Age at Diagnosis | |
 60—65 | 30 (18.2) |
 66—70 | 39 (23.6) |
 71—75 | 40 (24.2) |
 76—80 | 35 (21.2) |
 81—85 | 16 (9.7) |
  > 85 | 5 (3.0) |
Gender | |
 Male | 64 (38.8) |
 Female | 101 (61.2) |
Marital Status | |
 Married | 91 (55.2) |
 Divorced | 20 (12.1) |
 Widowed | 47 (28.5) |
 Single | 7 (4.2) |
Years of education | |
 0 to 7 | 39 (23.8) |
 8 to 12 | 105 (64.0) |
  > 12 | 20 (12.2) |
Duration of symptoms (months) | |
  < 6 | 3 (1.8) |
 6 to 11 | 11 (6.7) |
12 to 23 | 46 (28.0) |
  > 23 | 104 (63.4) |
Charlson’s Weighted Comorbidity score | |
 1 to 2 | 66 (40.0) |
 3 to 4 | 55 (33.3) |
  ≥ 5 | 44 (26.7) |
Baseline MMSE | |
 25—30 | 39 (23.6) |
 19—24 | 89 (53.9) |
 10 to 18 | 35 (21.2) |
  < 10 | 2 (1.2) |
Vitamin B12 (pmol/L) | |
  > 150 | 128 (77.6) |
  ≤ 150 | 14 (8.5) |
 Not Done | 23 (13.9) |
Syphilis | |
 Non—Reactive | 133 (80.6) |
 Not Done | 32 (19.4) |
TSH (mlU/L) | |
 0.38 to 5.33 | 132 (80.0) |
  < 0.38 | 6 (3.6) |
  > 5.33 | 12 (7.3) |
 Not Done | 15 (9.1) |
HIV | |
 Negative | 68 (41.2) |
 Not Done | 97 (58.8) |