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Table 1 Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the study population at a memory clinic in primary care

From: Cost of diagnosing dementia in a German memory clinic

 

Total sample (n = 120)

Age

 Mean (SD)

72.8 (9.5)

 Range

49–91

Sex, n (%)

 

 Female

72 (60.0)

MMSE

 

 Mean (SD)

25.3 (5.5)

 Range

0–30

Severity of cognitive impairmenta, n (%)

 No indication

71 (59.2)

 Mild

35 (29.2)

 Moderate to severe

14 (11.6)

Final ICD-10 diagnosis after diagnostic procedure, n (%)

 Dementiab

53 (44.2)

  Alzheimer’s diseases (F00.0 and F00.1)

30 (24.2)

  Vascular dementia (F01.1)

16 (13.3)

  Mixed dementia (F00.2)

2 (1.7)

  Unspecific dementia (F02.0 and F03)

5 (4.0)

 MCI (F06.7)

28 (22.6)

 Other conditions

39 (32.5)

  Subjective disorders (F33.1, F34.1, F41.2, F31.1, and F60.3)

33 (27.5)

  No hint for cognitive disorders

3 (2.5)

  Other

3 (2.5)

Number of existing illnesses and previous surgeries

 Mean (SD)

3.9 (2.8)

 Range

0–16

Number of drugs regularly taken

 Mean (SD)

5.0 (3.5)

 Range

0–16

  1. aAccording to MMSE
  2. bReferring to the following ICD-10 diagnoses: F00.0, F00.1, F01.1, F00.2, F02.0, and F03
  3. MMSE Mini-Mental State Examination (range 0–30, higher score indicates better cognitive function), ICD International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, SD standard deviation