Characteristic | Value |
---|---|
Age, years, mean (SD), range 43–102 | 82.1 (8.0) |
Male, % | 239 (34) |
Dementia duration in years, median (IQR), range 0–31 | 2.8 (1.4–4.9) |
Dementia subtype (%)> | |
Alzheimer’s disease | 255 (36) |
Vascular | 233 (33) |
Mixed | 61 (9) |
Lewy bodies | 21 (3) |
Other | 18 (3) |
Unspecified | 112 (16) |
Living situation (%) | |
Nursing/care home | 262 (37) |
Nursing home | 114 (16) |
Community | 361 (52) |
At home with carer | 153 (22) |
Home alone | 60 (9) |
Unknown | 148 (21) |
Unknown | 77 (11) |
Number of medications prescribed, mean (SD), range 0–25 | 7.6 (3.9) |
Comorbid conditions | |
Number of physical conditions, median (IQR) | 2.0 (2.0–3.0) |
Patients with multimorbidity, ≥2 conditions (%) | 531 (76) |
Cardiovascular related (%) | |
Hypertension | 440 (63) |
Coronary heart disease | 195 (28) |
Stroke or TIA | 169 (24) |
Diabetes | 137 (20) |
Atrial fibrillation | 99 (14) |
Heart failure | 46 (7) |
Other physical (%) | |
Arthritis | 237 (34) |
Cancer, current or past | 76 (11) |
Respiratory disease | 129 (18) |
Kidney disease | 125 (18) |
Practice characteristics, n = 52 (SD) | |
Number of GPs, mean | 5.2 (3.2) |
Practice deprivation, mean | 28.5 (18.2) |
List size, mean | 7418 (3405) |
Population aged >65 years, mean | 1224 (1014) |
IQR = interquartile range. SD = standard deviation. TIA = transient ischaemic attack.