Table 1 Demographic characteristics

Age when first diagnosed, years

73.7

[9.1]

81.4

[8.0]

<.001

MMSE at ±1 year after diagnosis

19.5

[7.3]

17.9

[5.9]

<.001

n

(%)

n

(%)

p-value

Gender

<.001

 Female

2887

(55.7)

112,751

(69.6)

 Male

2299

(44.3)

49,254

(30.4)

Type of centre

<.001

 Memory clinic

2739

(52.8)

120,750

(74.5)

 Regional specialized memory clinic

2309

(44.5)

37,361

(23.1)

 Private neurologist

138

(2.7)

3894

(2.4)

Age at first consultation following diagnosis, years

<.001

 < 50

38

(0.7)

462

(0.3)

 [50, 55[

89

(1.7)

567

(0.4)

 [55, 60[

205

(4.0)

1493

(0.9)

 [60, 65]

533

(10.3)

3038

(1.9)

 [65, 70]

807

(15.6)

6694

(4.1)

 [70, 75]

966

(18.6)

14,801

(9.1)

 [75, 80]

1191

(23.0)

31,774

(19.6)

 [80, 85]

923

(17.8)

47,930

(29.6)

 ≥ 85

834

(8.4)

55,246

(34.1)

Education

<.001

 No education

205

(4.0)

12,523

(7.7)

 Primary

1536

(29.6)

75,615

(46.7)

 Secondary first cycle

1067

(20.6)

26,893

(16.6)

 Secondary second cycle

805

(15.5)

14,715

(9.1)

 Superior

1022

(19.7)

13,222

(8.2)

 Unknown

551

(10.6)

19,037

(11.8)

Initially referred by

<.001

 General practitioner

2839

(54.7)

106,157

(65.5)

 Neurologist

1152

(22.2)

9751

(6.0)

 Other specialists

592

(11.4)

17,665

(10.9)

 Direct

233

(4.5)

6974

(4.3)

 Others

370

(7.1)

21,458

(13.3)

Community-dwelling

<.001

 No

333

(6.4)

27,240

(16.8)

 Yes

4853

(93.6)

134,765

(83.2)

Patient location

<.001

 Within 50 km from the memory clinic

4245

(81.9)

148,844

(91.9)

 Over 50 km from the memory clinic

941

(18.2)

13,161

(8.1)