|
Age (years)
|
77.7 ± 6.6
|
79.1 ± 6.9
|
76.3 ± 6.2
|
0.13
|
|
Education (years)
|
16.1 ± 2.8
|
15.8 ± 3.0
|
16.5 ± 2.5
|
0.34
|
|
Female
|
35 (70.0)
|
17 (68.0)
|
18 (72.0)
|
0.76
|
|
Race
| | | |
0.99
|
|
White
|
45 (90.0)
|
22 (88.0)
|
23 (92.0)
|
|
Black or African American
|
5 (10.0)
|
3 (12.0)
|
2 (8.0)
|
|
Clinical Dementia Rating
| | | |
0.13
|
|
0
|
33 (66.0)
|
13 (52.0)
|
20 (80.0)
|
|
0.5
|
12 (24.0)
|
8 (32.0)
|
4 (16.0)
|
|
1.0
|
5 (10.0)
|
4 (16.0)
|
1 (4.0)
|
|
Anticholinergic medication use
|
|
Medication appropriateness index
|
12.6 ± 6.3
|
13.0 ± 4.4
|
12.2 ± 7.9
|
0.63
|
|
Anticholinergic drug scale
|
2.8 ± 1.6
|
2.9 ± 1.3
|
2.8 ± 1.9
|
0.73
|
|
Number of anticholinergic drugs
|
|
1
|
25 (50.0)
|
11 (44.0)
|
14 (56.0)
|
0.40
|
|
≥2
|
25 (50.0)
|
14 (56.0)
|
11 (44.0)
| |
|
Used anticholinergic drugs with moderate/strong activity
|
31 (62)
|
18 (72)
|
13 (52)
|
0.14
|
|
RAND SF-36
|
|
Health domains
|
|
General health
|
67.7 ± 17.9
|
69.4 ± 14.8
|
66.0 ± 20.7
|
0.52
|
|
Physical functioning
|
67.4 ± 25.6
|
60.4 ± 25.9
|
74.2 ± 23.9
|
0.06
|
|
Bodily pain
|
66.6 ± 28.1
|
63.1 ± 25.8
|
70.0 ± 30.4
|
0.40
|
|
Role limitations, physical
|
53.1 ± 38.8
|
50.0 ± 33.8
|
56.3 ± 43.8
|
0.58
|
|
Mental health
|
82.6 ± 13.0
|
87.1 ± 9.4
|
78.2 ± 14.6
|
0.02
|
|
Vitality
|
56.1 ± 23.2
|
57.3 ± 23.2
|
55.0 ± 23.7
|
0.73
|
|
Social functioning
|
80.1 ± 22.7
|
80.7 ± 23.0
|
79.5 ± 22.8
|
0.85
|
|
Role limitation, emotional
|
81.3 ± 29.9
|
84.7 ± 21.9
|
77.8 ± 36.3
|
0.43
|
|
Component scores
|
|
Physical health
|
63.8 ± 22.5
|
60.7 ± 19.1
|
66.8 ± 25.3
|
0.35
|
|
Mental health
|
75.0 ± 17.8
|
77.5 ± 13.6
|
72.7 ± 21.0
|
0.35
|
