Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Patients with Dementia in Greece
Table 1
Demographic and disease characteristics of study population ().
Sex
(%)
Male (%)
2276 (49.7)
Female (%)
2112 (46.1)
Age
Years
Mean age
73.6
Nationality
(%)
Greek
3630 (96.6)
Other
128 (3.4)
Education†
(%)
Illiterate or low
2020 (48.9)
Middle
1761 (42.7)
Higher
347 (8.4)
Residence
(%)
Urban
2696 (68.9)
Rural
1215 (31.1)
Caregiver
(%)
Relative
3199 (84.1)
Other
606 (15.9)
Type of dementia
(%)
Alzheimer’s disease
1664 (40.0)
Vascular dementia
1018 (24.5)
Mixed form
1378 (33.2)
Other
96 (2.3)
Valid answers. Low education (first 6 years of formal education), middle education (secondary education consisting of 7–12 years of formal education), and higher education (tertiary education towards a degree-level qualification).