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Table 1 Characteristics of the 663 older adults

From: Discrepancy in the perception of symptoms of cognitive decline between older adults and their family members: results of the Toyama dementia survey

 

n

%

Sex

 Men

329

49.6

 Women

334

50.4

Age (years)

 Mean age

76.0 ± 7.59

 

 65–74

317

47.8

 75–84

247

37.3

  ≥ 85

99

14.9

Family

 Husband

177

26.7

 Wife

294

44.3

 Son

66

10.0

 Daughter

56

8.4

 Child’s spouse

62

9.4

 Grandchild

8

1.2

Living partner

 Spouse

215

32.4

 Parents

19

2.9

 Children couple

63

9.5

 Children couple and grandchildren

174

26.2

 Children couple and grandchildren couple

11

1.7

 Children (unmarried)

125

18.9

 Grandchildren couple

1

0.2

 Others

55

8.3

Hasegawa Dementia Scale Score (points)

 Mean score

25.8 ± 5.80

 

  ≤ 20

80

12.1

 21–24

78

11.8

  ≥ 25

505

76.2