Table 2 Background Characteristics of Patients in the Odense Study
Patients suffering from Alzheimer's disease | Patients suffering from vascular or other types of dementia | All patients suffering from dementia | |
|---|---|---|---|
Number of patients | 164 (67.2%) | 80 (32.8%) | 244 |
Number of females | 89 (54.3%) | 33 (41.3%) | 122 (50.0%) |
Mean (SD) age in years | 79.4 (5.14) | 75.5 (5.21) | 78.1 (5.47) |
Mean (SD) MMSE score | 20.6 (4.62) | 21.6 (4.96) | 21.0 (4.75) |
Severity of dementia | |||
Mild (MMSE 20–30) | 91 (55.5%) | 49 (61.3%) | 140 (57.4%) |
Moderate (MMSE 10–19) | 51 (31.1%) | 23 (28.8%) | 74 (30.4%) |
Severe (MMSE 0–9) | 22 (13.4%) | 8 (10.0%) | 30 (12.3%) |
Mean (SD) physical ADL score | 14.1 (3.08) | 13.7 (2.96) | 14.0 (3.04) |
Mean (SD) psychosocial ADL score | 9.3 (2.81) | 9.0 (2.39) | 9.2 (2.68) |
Living in the community | 132 (80.5%) | 73 (91.3%) | 205 (84.0%) |