Research Article

Incidence and Comorbidity of Dementia with Lewy Bodies: A Population-Based Cohort Study

Table 1

Characteristics of DLB.

TotalMaleFemale value
()()()

Age
 <6589 (10.2)40 (9.13)49 (11.3)0.27
 65–74246 (28.2)117 (26.7)129 (29.7)
 75–84397 (45.5)202 (46.1)195 (44.9)
 ≥85140 (16.1)79 (18.0)61 (14.1)
 Mean (SD)76.3 (9.84)77.1 (9.48)75.6 (10.1)0.03
Death176 (20.2)95 (21.7)81 (18.7)0.27
 Mean age at death (SD)83.3 (6.56)83.5 (6.24)83.1 (6.95)0.70
Comorbidity
 Diabetes mellitus230 (26.4)104 (23.7)126 (29.0)0.08
 Hypertension653 (74.9)313 (71.5)340 (78.3)0.02
 Hyperlipidemia340 (39.0)148 (33.8)192 (44.2)0.002
 CAD420 (48.2)201 (45.9)219 (50.5)0.18
 CHF148 (17.0)66 (15.1)82 (18.9)0.13
 CKD70 (8.03)40 (9.13)30 (6.91)0.23

CAD: coronary artery disease; CHF: congestive heart failure; CKD: chronic kidney disease.