Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of study patients at the time of CREDOS registration
From: Risk of suicide and accidental deaths among elderly patients with cognitive impairment
Characteristics | Suicide death | Accidental death | Other | p | Post hoc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male sex, N (%) | 19 (42.2) | 73 (52.9) | 3383 (33.9) | < 0.000*** | Accidental death > others |
Age at time of registration, mean (SD), years | 71.42 (7.60) | 75.68 (7.54) | 72.10 (8.41) | < 0.000*** | Accidental death > suicide death, others |
Occupational status, N (%) | 11 (24.4) | 23 (16.7) | 1579 (15.8) | 0.575 | Â |
Education, mean (SD), years | 4.22 (2.50) | 5.41 (2.82) | 5.14 (2.81) | 0.048* | Accidental death > suicide death |
CDR score, mean (SD) | 0.68 (0.37) | 0.93 (0.62) | 0.79 (0.54) | 0.004** | Accidental death > Suicide death, others |
K-MMSE score, mean (SD) | 21.29 (5.49) | 20.03 (5.23) | 21.76 (6.02) | 0.009** | Others > accidental death |
S-IADL score, mean (SD) | 12.29 (10.23) | 17.95 (12.07) | 13.78 (11.49) | < 0.000*** | Accidental death > suicide death, others |
K-NPI score, mean (SD) | 13.00 (13.90) | 15.21 (20.14) | 11.88 (16.03) | 0.043* | Accidental death > others |